The revolution opposed the monarchical symbols of the Bourbon Restoration reminiscent of the Ancien Régime, as well as a Roman Catholic Church in France that was largely Legitimist, Gallican, and reactionary.
[1] After King Charles X issued the July Ordinances, dissolving the Chamber of Deputies and restricting press freedom, protests erupted.
In response to this hostility, Félicité de La Mennais decided to launch a new newspaper advocating for a liberal Catholic voice.
The L'Avenir company was founded on September 8, 1830, with contributors including La Mennais, Gerbet, Charles de Coux, and Augustin Harel du Tancrel.
Articles often tackled key issues such as freedom of education, separation of church and state, and solidarity with Catholics in Poland and Ireland.
The editorial committee included prominent liberal Catholic figures such as Henri Lacordaire, Charles de Montalembert, and René François Rohrbacher.