How was church responsible for the French revolution?
1. About 60% of the land was owned by nobles, the church and other richer members of the third estate.
2. The church enjoyed a certain privilege that was they were exempted from paying taxes to the state.
3. The church too extracted its share of taxes called tithes from the peasants, and finally, all members of the third estate had to pay taxes to the state.
4. These include a direct tax called taille, and a number if indirect taxes which levied on article of everyday consumption like salt or tobacco.
5. The burden of financing activities of the state through taxes was borne by the third estate alone.
