Debate over clerical oath divides revolutionaries
The required oath of loyalty to the Civil Constitution created a conflict of conscience for many priests and bishops. Talleyrand chose compliance with the new legal order.
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The required oath of loyalty to the Civil Constitution created a conflict of conscience for many priests and bishops. Talleyrand chose compliance with the new legal order.
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