Talk:Henri Grégoire

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The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Edofedinburgh 02:18, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV[edit]

There are significant violations of a neutral point of view in the final section, of Grégoire's religious beliefs. To begin with a mild one, "Grégoire remained a devout Catholic, fulfilling all his obligations as a Christian and a priest." Many Catholics (and, indeed, non-Catholics) would disagree. Since the Pope explicitly stated that priests may not support the Civil Constitution, and obedience to the Pope is one of the obligations of a priest, Grégoire could not have "fulfilled all his obligations."

More seriously, the articles states, "the Revolution changed into a military despotism," which is contentious. It goes on to assert that the Catholic Church exerts a "spiritual despotism," that a "fatal gulf" exists between Liberalism (which needs more precise definition) and Catholicism, and that Pope Pius IX sought to make this alleged gulf "impassable." (anon 2 Aug 2005)

  • The material comes from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. I would agree that it needs a rework. Whoever takes this on: one technique that is sometimes useful is to take some of the Britannica content and turn it into cited quotation from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, rather than the narrative voice of the article. -- Jmabel | Talk 04:58, August 3, 2005 (UTC)

Bibliography for future edits to this page.

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(Already appears in the Wiki page as I added it previously)

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[5] Nikkiroe7879 (talk) 21:30, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Sepinwall, Alyssa (March 28, 2005). The Abbé Grégoire and the French Revolution. University of California Press. ISBN 0520241800. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ Hunt, Lynn (1996). The French Revolution and Human Rights: A Brief Documentary History (1st Edition ed.). Bedford/St. Martin's. pp. 106–109. ISBN 0312108028. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |edition= has extra text (help)
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  4. ^ Robinet, Jean Francois (May 16, 2001). Le Mouvement religieux à Paris pendant la Révolution, vol. 2. Adamant Media Corporation. pp. 387–388. ISBN 0543772071. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ Necheles, Ruth (October 19, 1971). The Abbe Gregoire, 1787-1831. Praeger. ISBN 0837133122. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Devil in disguise[edit]

Why this bloody degenerate and the enemy of French nation was not guillotined like he did to others? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.38.215.245 (talk) 02:16, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]