I'm between letter a and c. In my book it says that it made a relationship between church and state, but im not sure about making the church a department of the state.Help, please.
The civil constitution of the clergy in France:
a. ended the process of confiscating church property
b. it was enacted in response to the storming of the Bastille
c. it made the church a department of the state
d. forbade clergymen to receive funds from the state
e. was issued by the pope in Rome
C, for sure.
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/civilcon.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Constitution_of_the_Clergy
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/119210/Civil-Constitution-of-the-Clergy
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To determine the correct answer to your question, you can analyze the options and use the process of elimination.
Option a states that the civil constitution of the clergy ended the process of confiscating church property. This doesn't address the relationship between the church and state, so we can rule it out.
Option b says that the civil constitution of the clergy was enacted in response to the storming of the Bastille. While this event may be relevant to the wider context of the French Revolution, it doesn't specify the relationship between church and state, so we can eliminate it as well.
Option c states that the civil constitution of the clergy made the church a department of the state. This fits the description of establishing a relationship between the church and state, so it seems to be a plausible answer.
Option d mentions that the constitution forbade clergymen from receiving funds from the state. While this may be a provision in the civil constitution, it doesn't address the specific relationship between the church and state, so we can discard it.
Option e states that the civil constitution of the clergy was issued by the pope in Rome. This contradicts the idea of it being a French constitution and making the church a department of the state, so we can eliminate it.
Based on this analysis, option c, which states that the civil constitution of the clergy made the church a department of the state, seems to be the most accurate answer.
To confirm this answer, you can consult additional resources or refer to the specific section in your book that discusses the civil constitution of the clergy to obtain further clarification.