Protestant competition is good for saints

Robert Barro and Rachel McCleary

AEI Economics Working Papers from American Enterprise Institute

Abstract: Barro and McCleary interpret the lowering of saint-making criteria combined with a geographic broadening of candidates as an intentional effort on the part of the Catholic Church hierarchy to universalize its relevance. More specifically, the Catholic Church—the world’s longest-lasting corporate enterprise—is trying hard to maintain its powerful worldwide position by competing more effectively against Evangelical Protestantism.

Keywords: competition; catholicism; faith; protestant (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-03
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