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| − | '''May Laws''' were a series of laws enacted and imposed in [[Germany]] in 1873 to place the [[Catholic Church]] entirely under state control and remove it from its authority in [[Rome]]. Under the leadership of the [[Prussian]] [[Landtag]] the goal was for [[German]] civil authorities to gain authority over the clergy to discipline them, and to make church appointments depend on state examinations. Any [[clergy]] who objected was to forfeit his position and income.
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| − | These laws remained in effect until 1887, when there were mostly relaxed, and then in 1905 these laws were repealed.
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| − | [[Category:German History]]
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