1791Pope Pius VI Condemns Civil Constitution of the Clergy

April 13: Encyclical of Pope Pius VI condemns the Civil Cons...
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📜 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.
Pope Pius VI Condemns Declaration of Rights of Man (1790)
ReligionCatholic ChurchPapacyFrench RevolutionDeclaration of the Rights of ManCounter-RevolutionChurch and StatePius VIClergy

✉️ 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 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

⛪ Pope Pius VI Condemns French Clergy's Civil Constitution

March 10: Pope Pius VI condemns the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
ReligionCatholic ChurchFrench RevolutionCivil Constitution of the ClergyPope Pius VICounter-RevolutionClerical OppositionReligious ConflictPapal Bull

⛪ Assembly Orders Deportation of Unsworn Priests

May 27: The Assembly orders the deportation of priests who have not signed the oath to the government, known as the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.
ClergyDeportationCivil Constitution of the ClergyReligious PersecutionFrench RevolutionCounter-RevolutionOath of AllegianceChurch and StateReligious Conflict

⛪ Pope Pius VI Transferred to France

April 10: Pope Pius VI, a prisoner of the French, is transferred to France.
Pope Pius VI Transferred to France (1799)
Catholic ChurchPapacyFrench RepublicReligious PersecutionPolitical PrisonersAnti-clericalismRevolutionary FranceItalian CampaignImprisonment