... . The army, left in a political vacuum by the Third Republic, gladly accepted the guidance of the Catholic clergy which provided for civilian leadership without which the military lose their raison d'etre, which is to defend the principle embodied in civil society. The Catholic Church then owed its popularity to the widespread popular skepticism which saw in the republic and in democracy ... ...

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