This rule is the object of many exceptions, the main one being that the principle is not applicable to most overseas territories3 or, for historical reasons, the three districts of Alsace-Moselle, where the main religions are subsidized and their clergy are salaried.
This rule is the object of many exceptions, the main one being that the principle is not applicable to most overseas territories or, for historical reasons, the three districts of Alsace-Moselle, where the main religions are subsidized and their clergy are salaried.