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At that time, Brittany was seen as a region resistant to the French Revolution, where de-Christianization, alphabetization, and urbanization happened later than elsewhere.

From Slate • May 9, 2017

He said the pope is simply trying to find ways to persuade people to hear the church’s message despite the “galloping de-Christianization in the West.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2014