However, he was dogmatic in other areas of government; in 1798, he issued a comprehensive edict concerning Catholicism as the state faith of the colony. In addition to increasing formal church membership, it attempted to coerce people to give up unnecessarily working on Sundays and holy days.
He was inflexible in other areas of government; in 1798, he issued a comprehensive decree concerning Catholicism as the state religion of the colony. In addition to increasing formal church membership, it attempted to compel people to cease working on Sundays and holy days unnecessarily.