Further May Laws in Germany against Ultramontane clergy

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

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Legislation (Bills, Acts, Laws ...)
Religion and Spirituality (any)

Dates

Date of occurrence 1874-05

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Germany (Location)

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As part of the Kulturkampf between the Prussian government and the Church, further May Laws are passed in Germany against Ultramontane clergy. This provokes a response the following March from Pius IX, in the form of the bull 'Quod Nunquam', which symbolically annuls the new laws.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Further May Laws in Germany against Ultramontane clergy". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18664, accessed 24 April 2024.]

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