What does this imply? The state gets veto power over clergy?
IIRC, the state owns the Catholic Churches in France, allows/organizes tours as a means of generating income. One of the specific targets of the French Revolution was the Church, and many were persecuted, then, and afterward. Or perhaps a more accurate word would be martyred. In this, France and Mexico are alike. In the revolutions in both countries, first, the persecution, then the murders, then state control of some sort, with the state literally owning the churches themselves.
My mother is mostly Melungeon & Cherokee (though definitely All-American), but is also a descendent of one of William the Conquerer’s lieutenants. Things like this almost make me wish that were not so. Anyway, sorry I’m rambling. Perhaps the best way to put it is to say that while it is better than it has been, the state of France spends rather a bit of time and effort still, punishing the Church, IMHO.