This article seems to disagree: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/11/23/medieval-catholicism-nudged-europe-towards-democracy-and-development https:

This article seems to disagree: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/11/23/medieval-catholicism-nudged-europe-towards-democracy-and-development https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/11/23/medieval...