The main function of government (authority) in Protestant societies is to enforce laws. The main function of government (authority) in Catholic societies is to tell people what to think.
Law enforcement is a police matter and something that common people can easily do. It is not so easy when it comes to telling people what to think - this requires an elite. Thus, Protestant countries can be governed by common people and yet prosper. It becomes a tragedy, however, when common people govern a Catholic country because they are not used to think independently, lest they are prepared to tell other people what to think.
Law enforcement is a police matter and something that common people can easily do. It is not so easy when it comes to telling people what to think - this requires an elite. Thus, Protestant countries can be governed by common people and yet prosper. It becomes a tragedy, however, when common people govern a Catholic country because they are not used to think independently, lest they are prepared to tell other people what to think.
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The prosperity of a Catholic country is critically dependent of it being governed by an elite, a requirement that does not apply to a Protestant country.
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