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¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
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| Research Abstract |
1.The 1848 Charter of the Kingdom of Sardinia stipulated that Roman Catholicism was the sole religion of State and the other existing denominations were tolerated according to the laws (Article 1).
2.Nevertheless, civil and political rights were guaranteed to the Waldensians and the Judaists. On the other hand, the liberal statesmen of Sardinia took the position of anti-Catholicism. For example, according to the 1848 statute, the Jesuits were excluded from the Kingdom. In 1850, tow statutes of Siccardi abolished the ecclesiastical court, the ecclesiastical immunity and the right of asylum.
3.Thus, Roman Catholicism lost its preferred position in the liberal State of Italy of 19th century. But the liberal statesmen had to consider the catholicity of the Church. So in 1871, the Parliament adopted the impotant "Law regarding the Prerogative of the Sovereign Pontiff and the Holy See, and the relations of State and Church". Under this law, the Pope retained the liberty to carry out His spiritual missions in the world. However, this law, as being the unilateral measure by the State, was not accepted by the Holy See.
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