Henceforth nearly all his episcopal recruits are derived from "members of the old noble stock." "Only these," says Napoleon, "know how to serve well." IX.

The Imperial Catechism Political use of the episcopacy .-- The imperial catechism.
-- Pastoral letters.
From the first year the effect arrived at is better than could be expected.

"Look at the clergy,"[51107] said the First Consul to Roederer; "every day shows that in spite of themselves their devotion to the government is increasing, and much beyond their anticipation.

Have you seen the pastoral declaration of Boisgelin, archbishop of Tours ?...
He says that the actual government is the legitimate government, that God disposes of thrones and kings as he pleases and that he adopts the chiefs whom the people prefer.

Your yourself could not have said that better." But notwithstanding that this is said in the pastoral letter, it is again said in the catechism.