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In 1984 the Vatican signed a new treaty with the Italian government led by the Socialist Bettino Crax. How did signing this treaty change the relationship between the Church and the Italian government?

   Roman Catholicism ceased to be the state religion
   Religious instruction in schools became voluntary
   The state stopped funding priests’ salaries
   All of the above

Your answer was: All of the above.
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Answer: In 1985 the Vatican signed a treaty modifying the relationship with the Italian Government. Among the things the new treaty changed were: Roman Catholicism ceased to be the state religion, religious instruction in schools became voluntary, and the state stopped funding priests’ salaries. In 1985 the Vatican issued a stamp to mark the signing of this new treaty.


Concordat Agreement Ratification 6/3/1985
Scott 765) (1985)


See Also
• The Ratification Of The Agreement Of The Modification Of The Concordat UFN Bulletin 85-10 1985
• Concordat of 1985 https://www.britannica.com/topic/concordat-of-1985