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I SHALL FEEL OBLIGED TO LEAVE THE TABLE AND WITHDRAW, FOR I CANNOT BE A PARTY TO SCHISM

In order to understand some of the positions taken by Eugene, we must remember that the Church in France after the Revolution was in a state of disorder. Many priests and religious had been killed, others had fled outside of … Continue reading

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TO STRENGTHEN EVER MORE THE GOOD THAT IS DONE IN THE CONGREGATION, HIS HOLINESS IS ASKED TO APPROVE IT

With the fall of Napoleon, Eugene was now able to openly form his youth association into what it really was: a sodality or congregation. In order to give it some authority, he wrote to the Pope asking for a formal … Continue reading

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