While you’re at it, which Catholic country led the Industrial Revolution and the rapid, historical drift toward representative democracy?
Do you really consider this “spirit of capitalism” stuff to be protestant propaganda?
“Do you really consider this “spirit of capitalism” stuff to be protestant propaganda?”
It wasn’t.
And, I doubt Agere thinks so.
It clearly was. It doesn’t make the catholic nations the devil in this play.
Look at Italian industry.... The Fiats, Ferrari’s....
It’s not a G-8 nation for nothing.
I would say the protestant revolution was perhaps extra conducive for this sort of behaviour, but nor exclusively so.
It seems you are confounding capitalism with Western Civilization. Capitalism grew out of Western Civilization, it didn't create it.
The conditions necessary for the industrial capitalism of the 19th century were laid by the mercantile capitalism of 14th century Italy which was laid by the 11th century Holy Roman Empire which was born by a the common ethos and kinship of Christianity and common international language of Latin laid down earlier by the Romans.
It was a series of incremental steps. Each step was enabled by the Cristian tenant of the individual relationship between man and his Creator. Hence, individual rights vs group rights. Private property vs community property. Free will vs predestination.
While you’re at it, which Catholic country led the Industrial Revolution and the rapid, historical drift toward representative democracy?
You want a very narrow answer? It was a pagan country that led that "drift" -- it was the Romans who first used a Representative form of government. The Founders of this country emulated their model, not the English parliamentary monarchy model nor the Greek democratic model. The United States became a Republic, like Rome, not a monarchy like England.