This article describes Tunisia's 1964 Modus Vivendi with the Holy See, concluded under pressure from President Habib Bourguiba's government, which grants the Catholic Church official recognition while explicitly restricting its religious activities and services to authorized churches and prohibiting the construction of new churches or the ringing of church bells, and separately describes the Ministry of Religious Affairs' ongoing subsidy, appointment and oversight role over the country's mosques and imams.
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A legal-explainer site synthesizing Tunisian statute and government reporting into a checkable regulatory description, the 1964 agreement's restrictions and the Ministry of Religious Affairs' present role, rather than offering its own contested interpretation, hence the middle tier. Citation
PublisherLegalClarity
URLhttps://legalclarity.org/religion-in-tunisia-legal-status-and-state-oversight/
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This source names Holy See directly: "Tunisia's 1964 Modus Vivendi with the Holy See, concluded under pressure from President Habib Bourguiba's government, which grants the Catholic Church official recognition while explicitly..."
Source Religion in Tunisia: Legal Status and State Oversight (LegalClarity)
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This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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