 The Roman Catholic faith is no longer considered the state religion, as it was before the 1789 Revolution and throughout the various, non-republican regimes of the 19th century (the Restoration, the July Monarchy and the Second Empire).The Official split of Catholic Church and State ("Séparation de l'Eglise et de l'Etat") took place in 1905.This major reform emphazised the Laicist and anti-clericalist mood of French Radical Republicans in this period.