▁cer emon ial ▁function ▁and ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁pap al ▁deleg ates ▁were ▁sever ely ▁circ ums cribed . ▁Any ▁bre ach ▁of ▁the ▁articles ▁was ▁treated ▁as ▁a ▁criminal ▁off ence ▁and ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁State . ▁... ▁ ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁specifically ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁Organ ic ▁Articles , ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Cult s ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁rein for ced ▁a ▁drive ▁towards ▁government ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁ecc les iast ical ▁matters ." ▁ ▁Re actions ▁and ▁controvers ies ▁▁ ▁The ▁Organ ic ▁Articles ▁read ▁as ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁solutions ▁to ▁past ▁problems ▁in ▁France , ▁such ▁as ▁cler ical ▁ab uses ▁and ▁sect arian ▁alter c ations , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁concerned ▁by ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁subt le ▁attempt ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁to ▁gain ▁further ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Church . ▁Napoleon ▁sought ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁right ▁amount ▁of ▁Catholic ism , ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁large ▁amount , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁further ▁re bell ion ▁from ▁the ▁Protest ants , ▁therefore ▁issu ing ▁of ▁the ▁Organ ic ▁Articles ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁fault ▁in ▁French ▁Catholic ism . ▁Although ▁it ▁restricted ▁specific ▁religious ▁practices ▁in ▁France , ▁it ▁partially ▁allowed ▁other ▁religious ▁fre ed oms ▁yet ▁still ▁remained ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁State . ▁A ▁limited ▁or ▁reg ulated ▁amount ▁of ▁worship ▁was ▁given , ▁or ▁simply ▁enough ▁to ▁pray ▁for ▁the ▁Republic . ▁Minor ▁issues ▁were ▁addressed ▁in ▁the ▁Articles , ▁but ▁peace