▁between ▁the ological ▁controvers ies ▁was ▁not ▁achieved . ▁ ▁The ▁Con cord at ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁VII ▁for ▁a ▁signature ▁of ▁appro val , ▁along ▁with ▁Napoleon ’ s ▁attachment ▁of ▁the ▁Organ ic ▁Articles , ▁which ▁somewhat ▁ab ates ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Con cord at . ▁The ▁Pope ▁protest ed ▁against ▁the ▁Organ ic ▁Articles , ▁saying ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Napoleon ' s ▁attachment ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁agreement , ▁but ▁the ▁protest ▁was ▁in ▁vain . ▁Finally , ▁P ius ▁was ▁hum ili ated ▁and ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁publishing ▁of ▁the ▁Articles . ▁This ▁raised ▁more ▁difficulties ▁for ▁the ▁Pope ▁rather ▁than ▁solved ▁them . ▁ ▁Though ▁P ius ' ▁disapp ro val ▁was ▁dis reg arded ▁by ▁Napoleon , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Articles ▁eventually ▁became ▁a ▁dead ▁letter . ▁The ▁obsc ur ities ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁later ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁irrelevant , ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁en force ▁the ▁laws ▁was ▁unnecessary . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁the ▁French ▁law ▁was ▁issued ▁declaring ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁Church ▁and ▁State ▁in ▁France . ▁This ▁abol ished ▁the ▁Organ ic ▁Articles ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Con cord at ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁depart ments ▁of ▁Als ace ▁and ▁Mos elle , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁France , ▁the ▁organ ic ▁articles ▁remain ▁in ▁power ▁( C f . ▁Local ▁law ▁in ▁Als ace - M os elle ). ▁