Liberals' secularizing and anticlerical policies tended to grow more extreme over the course of the nineteenth century.

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Throughout the 19th century, liberal policies aimed at reducing the influence of the Church and promoting secularization became more extreme in many European countries. Examples of this include the anticlerical campaigns in France and Spain, the suppression of religious orders in Italy, and the separation of church and state in Portugal.

Liberals' Secularizing and Anticlerical Policies Tended to Grow More Extreme