There fact that there are numerous predominately Catholic countries where poverty is endemic and large families predominate among the poor but exactly ZERO predominantly Protestant countries where the same conditions occur should tell you the answer to that question.
The Philippines is a classic example of that. My wife is from the Philippines, but she was never a catholic.
There fact that there are numerous predominately Catholic countries where poverty is endemic and large families predominate among the poor but exactly ZERO predominantly Protestant countries where the same conditions occur should tell you the answer to that question.
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Italy disproves you theory...
A lot to unpack in your comment, which is just SO off the mark, from a Christian sense anyway. It puts you right in line with the secular eugenicists who have contributed to Europes demographic decline, 3rd world sterilization programs, and Chinas disastrous one child policy.
Europes Demographic Crisis: Migrants No Solution to Aging Populace and Low Birthrates
https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/07/european-demographic-crisis-migrants-no-solution-aging-populace-low-birth-rates/