French Revolution - Dechristianization

In a France left bankrupt by a century of the most extravagant royal lifestyle, the French Revolutionary government first went after the assets of noble families who had left the country.

But France faced a coalition of European monarchies, more money was needed for the war... So all eyes turned towards the Catholic Church...

Gold, silver, art in the churches were looted in no time and next was the land! The "dechristianization" of a country that was historically Catholic only was now in full operation...

Interestingly enough, who is the snake that told the Revolutionary government they should look into the church's wealth? No other than a bishop named Talleyrand...