It replaced the Directory
Through the Concordat of 1801: the Concordat of 1801 is a reflection of an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and restored some of its civil status. While the Concordat restored some ties to the papacy, it was largely in favor of the state; the balance of church-state relations had tilted firmly in Napoleon Bonaparte's favour. As a part of the Concordat, he presented another set of laws called the Organic Articles.
The Concordat of 1801 ended the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, established Catholicism as the majority church of France, restored its civil status and returned some control of the Church to the Pope. It did not return church property siezed during the Revolution.
The Civil Code promulgated between 1802-1804. The Commercial Code - 1807. The Criminal Code - 1808. The Penal Code - 1810. The Concordat with the Catholic Church - 1801 (published on 1802. The Financial Reform - 1800. The Educational Reform - 1802.
In 1801, Napoleon signed the Concordat of 1801 with Pope Pius VII, which aimed to restore relations between the French state and the Catholic Church after the upheaval of the French Revolution. The agreement acknowledged Catholicism as the religion of the majority of French citizens, while also reaffirming the state's authority over church appointments and the church's acceptance of the state’s secular laws. It allowed for the reopening of churches and the resumption of religious practices, thereby reconciling some aspects of church governance with the revolutionary ideals of the state.
From the Wikipedia article on the Concordat: "Anthony Rhodes regarded Hitler's desire for a Concordat with the Vatican as being driven principally by the prestige and respectability it brought to his regime abroad whilst at the same time eliminating the opposition of the Centre party." But it was obvious from Hitler's behavior immediately following the signing that he had no intention whatsoever of abiding by it.
The Concordat Was A Failure
It replaced the Directory
It replaced the Directory
It replaced the Directory
Maybe it is a new law code. individual rights
It remained nominally Catholic and in 1801 Napoleon signed a Concordat with the Pope.
Through the Concordat of 1801: the Concordat of 1801 is a reflection of an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and restored some of its civil status. While the Concordat restored some ties to the papacy, it was largely in favor of the state; the balance of church-state relations had tilted firmly in Napoleon Bonaparte's favour. As a part of the Concordat, he presented another set of laws called the Organic Articles.
By way of the Concordat of 1801 which cost him nothing and gained him much favor with the French majority.
Yes, it was an olive branch with the Catholic Church that cost Napoleon very little and gained him much good will.
In the 1801 Concordat he ended the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, returned to the Gregorian Calendar and restored Sunday as a festival.
The Concordat of 1801 ended the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, established Catholicism as the majority church of France, restored its civil status and returned some control of the Church to the Pope. It did not return church property siezed during the Revolution.
This is actually a phrase, not a question, but the concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII. The govt recognized the influence of the Church, but did not give it power. the govt would also pay the clergy and pick the archbishops and bishops