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They used to be so religious that it incited a revolt in the southern parts of the country that were of a different religious branch. That's how Belgium came to be, with the only unifying trait for the new country being their shared religion, Catholics, regardless of the many other differences (French-speaking Walloons with many merchants and tradespeople, and Dutch-speaking Flemish that were mostly farmers, and mostly oppressed by the French-speaking ruling classes).