Despite of his contributions, napoleon also registered a
number of weaknesses that made him unpopular in France and Europe at large as
seen below;
1.
He imprisoned the pope
Napoleon abrogated the concordant by arresting and
imprisoning the pope. By 1808, there was a serious conflict between Napoleon
and the Pope. The Pope refused the continental system initiated by Napoleon
against Great Britain. Consequently, Napoleon occupied the popal states and
added Rome to the French empire in 1809. Napoleon went ahead and arrested the
Pope and imprisoned the Pope. This disappointed the Catholics in France and all
over Europe.
2.
He became a dictator
Napoleon adopted dictatorship in his administration of
France. He centralized all powers to himself and left no room for democracy at
higher levels of administration. In 1904, he violated the constitution and
declared himself am emperor. There was no election and parliament which
deprived the French men of a representative government. Worst of all, the
revived system of lettress de-cachet especially from 1810. Napoleon manipulated
some codes/laws to strengthen his dictatorship. He arrested and imprisoned his
political opponents