1790Pope Pius VI Condemns Declaration of Rights of Man

March 29: Pope Pius VI condemns the Declaration of the Right...
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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 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

📜 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's Apology to France Rejected

December 29: Pope Pius VI apologizes to France for the Rome riots; apologies are rejected by the Directory.
ReligionCatholic ChurchPapacyFrench DirectoryRome RiotsDiplomacyPolitical TensionReligious ConflictFranceItaly

⛪ 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