How was the Church responsible for the French Revolution?
The members of the church, the clergy, belonged to the First Estate. The clergy enjoyed all privileges with no obligations. They lived in pomp and extravagance, which led to resentment among the members of the Third Estate.
The church was the owner of a big chunk of land in France.
The church, too, extracted its share of taxes, called tithes, from the peasants. Apart from this, the church also collected several other taxes.