Was Hitler a Christian?

[abaris]

I don't think the republic in between had much of a cultural impact in those rural parts.

Do you think, it has now? Well, yes, maybe with the arrival of the internet and the younger generation, but when growing up, the rural villages always were the most religious. With the priest being an authority figure and never missing out on mass in their sunday best.

There's still a very big cultural gap between city and rural areas. Not only here, in the West, but everywhere in the world.