16-20, 1810, article 207.] [Footnote 5175: Napoleon's own expressions: "I may regard myself as the head of the Catholic ministry, since the Pope has crowned me." (Pelet de la Lozere, p.

210, July 17, 1806.)--Note the word crowned (sacre).
Napoleon, as well as former kings, considers himself as clothed with ecclesiastical dignity.] [Footnote 5176: On the sense and bearing of Gallican maxims cf.

the whole of the answer by Portalis to Cardinal Caprara.

(Emile Ollivier, "Nouveau manuel de droit ecclesiastique," p.150.)] [Footnote 5177: Decree of Feb.25, 1810.

(The edict of Louis XIV.