Question

how was the church responsible for the French Revolution? ​

Answer 1

Churches were responsive for french revolution because:

​1. The church{clergy}did not have to pay tax but the third estate needed to pay tax.

2. The church extracted some taxes called as the tithes from the peasants.

3. The churches owned many land areas in France.

4. The clergy enjoyed some rights and privileges by birth.

Answer 2

$<b>How was the church responsible for the French Revolution ?</b>$

$<u>Following are reasons which also made church responsible for French revolution :</u>$

$<b><u>a) 1/5th of the land was the property of the church</u></b>$

$<b><u>b) Church got large incomes from tillers, religious counts and gifts. The higher clergy did not care for their spiritual duties and led a luxurious life and were corrupt and immoral.</u></b>$

$<b><u>c) The lower clergy performed spiritual duties but they were poorly paid. This all led to French revolution.</u></b>$