He was ambivalent about religion in general.
Quotations:
"If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god."
"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping people quiet."
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."
"All religions have been made by men." Napoleon Bonaparte
that the government was required to pay a tenth of its income to the church
The state is a secular entity, independent from matters of belief and not a subordinate part of the church itself.
He signed a Concordat with the Pope and the French clergy. By that mean he obtain the settlement of the relationship between the State and the Church. The appeasement had been highly wished by the great majority of French people, which was very grateful to Napoleon for that accomplishment.
The relationship between a vassal and the church was the same as the relationship between any other secular person and the church. The vassal was part of the feudal hierarchy, and the church had a separate hierarchy.
See link provided below for Napoleon's relationship with politics and the Roman catholic Church.
They had both disagreed with the Church of England. It was said that the wanted to "purify" the church.
The state is a secular entity, independent from matters of belief and not a subordinate part of the church itself.
He signed a Concordat with the Pope and the French clergy. By that mean he obtain the settlement of the relationship between the State and the Church. The appeasement had been highly wished by the great majority of French people, which was very grateful to Napoleon for that accomplishment.
The relationship between a vassal and the church was the same as the relationship between any other secular person and the church. The vassal was part of the feudal hierarchy, and the church had a separate hierarchy.
See link provided below for Napoleon's relationship with politics and the Roman catholic Church.
Louis-Napoleon, known later as Napoleon III, was Napoleon's Nephew.
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They had both disagreed with the Church of England. It was said that the wanted to "purify" the church.
Alexandre Joseph Colonna-Walewski (1804-1868) was the name of Napoleon's (illegitimate) first son. He was the fruit of the relationship between Napoleon and his mistress, the Polish noblewoman Maria Colonna-Walewski.
It's usually civil and respectful.
The American revolution led to the separation of Church and State.
Roman Catholic AnswerThere were a lot of local effects caused by the Church having to deal with Napoleon's government, and the popes at that time were greatly affected, as one of them was imprisoned by Napoleon. But the Church has survived for seventeen centuries before Napoleon, and for several since then, and she will survive to the end of the world. In the long view of things, and the big picture from the Church there were no major effects on the Church as a whole.