1790 ⟶ Pope Condemns Assembly's Clergy Reforms in Secret Letter to Louis XVI
July 23: The Pope writes a secret letter to Louis XVI, promi...
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1790
1791
✉️ Pope Condemns Assembly's Clergy Reforms in Secret Letter to Louis XVI
July 23: The Pope writes a secret letter to Louis XVI, promising to condemn the Assembly's abolition of the special status of the French clergy.⟶
Catholic ChurchPapal AuthorityClergyRevolutionary ReformsReligious OppositionLouis XVICounter-RevolutionSecret CorrespondenceChurch and State
📜 Pope Pius VI Condemns Declaration of Rights of Man
March 29: Pope Pius VI condemns the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in a secret consistory.⟶
ReligionCatholic ChurchPapacyFrench RevolutionDeclaration of the Rights of ManCounter-RevolutionChurch and StatePius VIClergy
✉️ Louis XVI's Letter Denounces French Clergy's New Status to Spanish Cousin
October 6: Louis XVI writes his cousin, Charles IV of Spain, to express his hostility to the new status of the French clergy.⟶
Louis XVIClergyChurchRevolutionFranceSpainRoyal CorrespondenceCounter-RevolutionReligious Conflict
📜 Pope Pius VI Condemns Civil Constitution of the Clergy
April 13: Encyclical of Pope Pius VI condemns the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.⟶
Catholic ChurchPapal AuthorityClergyCivil Constitution of the ClergyReligious ConflictRevolutionary FranceCounter-RevolutionReligious DoctrineEncyclicalPius VI