Civil constitution of clergy required that the church officials be elected by the people and their salaries be paid by the government.
Explanation:
Civil constitution of clergy is a constitutional act which was passed in France. It states that the catholic churches are subordinate to the government. It also reduced the number of bishops and archbishops and made the clergy paid employees of the government.
It also required the clergy members to swear an oath that expressed their loyalty to the government. Before the enactment of this law, the Catholic Church property which yielded revenue for the church was taken under the control of the government.
