Fundamental Statute for the Secular Government of the States of the Church
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The Fundamental Statute for the Secular Government of the States of the Church was the constitution of the Papal States conceded by Pope Pius IX[1] as a result of the 1848 revolutions.[citation needed] It was published on 14 March 1848.[2]
The statute provided for two legislative chambers.[2] The first was to consist of members nominated for life by the Pope and the second, of one hundred elected deputies.[2] The laws adopted by these two chambers had first to undergo the scrutiny of the College of Cardinals, before being submitted to the Pope for his assent or rejection.[2] Ecclesiastical, or ecclesiastico-political, affairs were exempted from parliamentary interference.[2] Also the parliament was required to abstain from the enactment of laws conflicting with criticism of the diplomatic and religious relations of the Holy See with foreign powers.[2]
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- ^ Michaelides 2000, p. xxxvi.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Mirbt 1911, p. 688.
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- Michaelides, Chris (2000). Rome. World Bibliographical Series. 222. Oxford: Clio Press. ISBN 978-1-85109-315-1.
- Mirbt, Carl Theodor (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 687–690. . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.).
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