LOS ANGELES –  In less time than it takes most Hollywood couples to pick out their outfits for an awards show, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes hammered out the details of their much-discussed divorce.

Eleven days after Holmes filed for divorce in a New York court, the former power couple announced Monday they had reached a divorce settlement, releasing a joint statement requesting privacy and expressing their desire to “keep matters affecting our family private and express our respect for each other’s commitment to each of our respective beliefs and support each other’s roles as parents.” 

The wording of the statement hinted that religious differences were behind the fracture, as Cruise is the world's most famous Scientologist, while Holmes came into the marriage a Catholic.

“It is hard to say for sure whether Scientology was the sole reason for Katie’s decision to file for divorce, but there certainly is reason to believe that Scientology played a strong role. This is pretty much confirmed in the joint statement released by the parties’ attorneys referring to respecting Tom and Katie’s ‘respective beliefs,’” attorney Anahita Sedaghatfar told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “Katie played this out like a master chess player. Such bold, public moves like filing in New York and seeking sole custody of their daughter, were clearly intended to send a message to Tom that she is willing to fight this battle and do so publicly, something that could harm him more than her.”