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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 2140925, member: 2844&quot;]And it was dangerous to be a Catholic in others.</p><p>And then there was the simple thing of religious freedom. Until 1848 Catholics in the Netherlands were not allowed to have churches or any other visible sign of their faith. The offical right of authorities to ban Catholic processions was only lifted in 1983, after pressure from the EU.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Catholicism was the last faith to have full religious freedom in the Netherlands.</p><p><br /></p><p>The negative attitude towards Dutch Catholics stems from the Dutch war of freedom against the Spanish. The war was originally a revolt against high taxes and for religious freedom, but it was later seen as a religious war, which it never was. In fact, it was started by a group of noblemen led by Egmond and Horne, both Catholic.</p><p>After Egmond and Horne were executed by the Spanish, William the Silent of Orange became the leader. He was Protestant. He was nicknamed &#039;the Silent&#039; by the king of Spain, his former friend and protector, because he spoke a lot but said very little.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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