Napoleon
Napoleon I HEME pages 39-48 notes
The Concordat of 1801 and its significance
a. Organized religion can be controlled by lawmakers easily
b. This was imposed by the National Assembly’s “Civil Constitution of the Clergy”
c. However, organized religion is just the physical manifestation of belief, belief itself is very hard to control
d. Banning public worship and Catholicism didn’t stop the French from believing in the virtues of religion
e. This caused the people who believed in religion to be angry and those who really believed in it to hide from the gov’t
f. Alienated Catholics who had allied with goals of the Revolution, also created a point where enemies of the revolution could gather themselves to fight
g. The rebellion of Vendée was caused by the restrictions stemming from the “Civil Constitution of the Clergy”
h. Napoleon realized this, he was mixed with his feelings about religion, however he knew that the “CC of the C” had been causing a rift in France for no real reason
i. Around halfway through 1800 he realized that he was interested in negotiating wit the Church and the Pope
j. Nine months of negotiation between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII caused to “Concordat of 1801” which allowed the Church in France again
k. Under these terms
k.i. The lands confiscated previously would not be returned,
k.ii. clergy were appointed by the French gov’t & approved by pope, they were paid well
k.iii. Most French would be Catholic
k.iv. Clergy were under the Pope’s command
k.v. Public worship was resumed
k.vi. Signing the Concordat meant that Pope Pius VII recognized the legitimacy of the French Republic
a. The idea of Enlightenment was still used in the Concordat (the separation of Church and State)
b. Still allowed religious freedom (as long as 50.001% of the people were Catholic)
c. Great gain for Napoleon (recognition as a country from the Pope again), little to no loss
The Code Napoleon (and its impact and significance)
a. As a result
The Concordat of 1801 and its significance
a. Organized religion can be controlled by lawmakers easily
b. This was imposed by the National Assembly’s “Civil Constitution of the Clergy”
c. However, organized religion is just the physical manifestation of belief, belief itself is very hard to control
d. Banning public worship and Catholicism didn’t stop the French from believing in the virtues of religion
e. This caused the people who believed in religion to be angry and those who really believed in it to hide from the gov’t
f. Alienated Catholics who had allied with goals of the Revolution, also created a point where enemies of the revolution could gather themselves to fight
g. The rebellion of Vendée was caused by the restrictions stemming from the “Civil Constitution of the Clergy”
h. Napoleon realized this, he was mixed with his feelings about religion, however he knew that the “CC of the C” had been causing a rift in France for no real reason
i. Around halfway through 1800 he realized that he was interested in negotiating wit the Church and the Pope
j. Nine months of negotiation between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII caused to “Concordat of 1801” which allowed the Church in France again
k. Under these terms
k.i. The lands confiscated previously would not be returned,
k.ii. clergy were appointed by the French gov’t & approved by pope, they were paid well
k.iii. Most French would be Catholic
k.iv. Clergy were under the Pope’s command
k.v. Public worship was resumed
k.vi. Signing the Concordat meant that Pope Pius VII recognized the legitimacy of the French Republic
a. The idea of Enlightenment was still used in the Concordat (the separation of Church and State)
b. Still allowed religious freedom (as long as 50.001% of the people were Catholic)
c. Great gain for Napoleon (recognition as a country from the Pope again), little to no loss
The Code Napoleon (and its impact and significance)
a. As a result