One gets the impression from most modern histories and social science studies done over here that it was Protestantism rather than Catholicism which was the more liberal, modern, moderate, and enlightened branch of Western Christianity.
Most American Protestants take this as virtually an article of faith in their history.
In fact, the opposite was the case. This was especially apparent at the time of the French Revolution and the Directory. See Palmer Struggle, arond p 224 and sources cited. Lloyd had reached a similar conclusion in The Old European Order. There are plenty of other sources for this rather obvious fact, Wuthnow, for example....
The Revolution itself, after all, started out as a collaboration between elements of the Third Estate and the lower Catholic clergy.
The Revolution itself, after all, started out as a collaboration between elements of the Third Estate and the lower Catholic clergy.
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