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The Concordat restored Catholicism and ended the schismatic "Constitutional Church."
The Concordat restored Catholicism and ended the schismatic "Constitutional Church."
But without consulting the Pope, Napoleon issued the "Organic Articles", which were laws regulating the conduct of religion in France. No papal messages or legates could enter France without express consent from the government. Neither could the decrees of an ecumenical council be published in France until the government gave its consent. The Organic Articles also regulated the manner of worship, such as those dealing with the ringing of church bells and with clerical attire. Finally, they required that the Four Gallican Articles of 1682 be taught in all French seminaries.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Goyau, Georges. "The French Concordat of 1801." ''The Catholic Encyclopedia.'' Vol. 4. (1908) [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04204a.htm online edition]
* Goyau, Georges. "The French Concordat of 1801." ''The Catholic Encyclopedia.'' Vol. 4. (1908) [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04204a.htm online edition]