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PARIS, IS Gsrmihal.
CONTENTION
.B<t4veen The French Government and On
Helmets Pins vi.

people. His H0ilnets acknowledges on
his part, that this fame religion has re-
ceiyed, and yet expects TO receive, the
oreatelt advantages and lplenaor from the
fe.etabIihenr of Cathelic!fin!in France, &
from the particular protection made OF il
by me Confuls of the Republic. Having
therefore made this mutual acknowledge
meut, tending as much to the promotion
of religion, as to the iecurity OF internal
tranquility, they have agreed to the fol-
Lowing articles :
Art. I. The Catholic, APofolic, and
Roman religion thall be freely exerclied
in France. Public worlhip lhall be reitor-
ed, under fuch regulations as government
fhall Judge mott conducive to peace and
harmony.
II. There ihall be made by the Holy
Sc, in concert with the Government,
new Lift (cifconlcription) of French do
ceE;s.
III. His Holmes thall declare to the
tisalars of the French Biihopricks, that
for the interclts of peace and unity, ne
confidently expects from them every fort
of facrihce, even that of their fees.
Should they refu!c to comply with this
requea, dictated by regard to the inte-
reas of the church, "a retufAl, however,
which his HolineE does not expect new
titulars will be provided TO the Govern
ment of the BithopTics of the new lift, in
the following nanner:
w. The Firt Conful Of the Republic
thall nominate within three months fol-
lowing tie publication Of the Bull of his
Holineis 20 the Arch. bi!hopricks and BIZ
ihopricks of the new lit. His Holinels.
fhall confer the canonical intitution &C
cording to the ceremonies eRabliihed in
France before the charge ofGovernment.
V. The nomination to Bnhopricks
which fhall hereafter he vacant, lhall be
ALTO made b. the Firf Conful, and the Ca
nonical initi,ution lhall be given by his
MolinefS the Pope, in conformity to the
preceding article. ,
VI. The Biihops before entering on
their fuuttions, thsil formally take at the
haaas Of the Firf Conlu's the oath of fl.
deity which vas in ute before the change
of goyernment-expreGed in the follow
ing terms:
"I fwear and promiie before Almighty
God, on the Holy Eyangeliits, to main
tain obedience and fidelity to the govern
ment etab!irhed by the conai,ation of the
French Republic. Ipromiie ALTO not to
hold any communication, nor to Aft a,
council, nor to hold any league, either
within or without, that may contravene
public tranquility AMI if in my diocef., /
or eliewhere, apprehend that any miC
chief is plotting againit the fate, l will
make it known to the government"
VII. The Ecc!etiaiticks of the iecond "
order, hall take the fame oath at the
hands of the civil authorities deisnased
by the government.
VIII. The formula Of the following
prayer hall be recited at the end of divine
{ervice, in ali the Catholic churches of
France:
Domino, falvum fac rempublicam,
Domino, falvos fac Coniules.
TX. The Bihops thall make cut new
lifts of the pariIhss within their dioce!es,
which however thall not have any force
till ratified by government. -.
x. The Buhops ihall nominate the Gu
rates. But their choice lhall be expreis-
ly confined to ilch pcsioas as are asreea-
bic TO the government.
XI. The Bilhop, may have Chapter
for their cathedrals, and feminary for
their diooeies, bar the government will
not engage to make any proviiion tor the
fame by sR&o wheat.
MI. All the metropolitan catkedrals,
parochial, and other churches which may
not have bsen alienated, and which are
necegary for worlhip, ihall be put under
the care OF Bithops.
XIII. His Hoiine(s, for the fake of
peace, and the happy rs-eaabiiihment of
the Catholic religion, declares that ceither