promoted . Social divides were hindering France from reaping the benefits gained by the revolution. None more so than religious divides. As the revolution had progressed traditional religions were persecuted, despite the fact that France was a majority Catholic country. Leaders, such as Robespierre who had set up the Cult of the Supreme Being , had terrorised Catholics. Hostility also remained within the church between those who had supported the revolution and those who had not. Therefore, there was much discontent in France. Many felt that such divisions and terrorising contradicted the ideals of liberty and fraternity. Napoleon was one such person. Signing the Concordat (15 July 1801) with Pope Pius VII allowed him to reconcile the religious differences that had torn France apart during the revolution. At the same time the Concordat insured religious freedom. It recognised Catholicism as the religion of the majority in France, but it did not make it an established religion. The Concordat brought tranquillity to France and therefore allowed Napoleon to solidify some of the changes brought about by the revolution.Many of Napoleons policies within France were not regarded as being truly revolutionary and it must be acknowledged that Napoleons main aim within France was to consolidate rather than to advance. However, it was during the building of his Empire that Napoleon proved to be a truly revolutionary man. It was the aim of many of the revolutions leaders to revolutionize the rest of Europe something that Napoleon accomplished. The principles that he inherited from the revolution he tried to export to the countries that he conquered. In fact, Napoleons enthusiasm to revolutionize the rest of Europe eventually caused his downfall. Napoleon himself claimed that he was only trying to liberate Europe. Unlike Napoleon in Animal Farm, Bonaparte was willing to spread the message of the revolution to other areas, as well as consolidating...
