Reverse Reformation

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The map above is wormyguy's map of world religions. In case you couldn't tell, the yellow is Catholicism, the purple is Protestantism. Here's the rest of the key.

Anyway, the idea of this thread is how can we reverse the geographical positions of Catholicism and Protestantism? Obviously, this would involve moving the Popal HQ from Rome...

Simply this:
Catholic Strongholds: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Scandinavia, England
Protestant Strongholds: Italy, Spain, Austria, Poland, France, Ireland

Ready. Set. GO!
 
Not all coutries are "strongholds" of one denomination or another.
As mentioned in the map thread already, Germany features a Catholic (relative) majority today.


Back to your challenge and away from the map:

A lot can happen in the era of reformation.
A Catholic England is easy and has been discussed in many aspects.
Keeping Protestantism at a much smaller scale in Germany and making it the majority denomination in France would basically imply Luther playing a lesser and Pascal a greater role ...
 
Not all coutries are "strongholds" of one denomination or another.
As mentioned in the map thread already, Germany features a Catholic (relative) majority today.

Yes it's easy to keep Protestant nations majority Catholic, but my main focus was on the Catholic nations turning Protestant. Spain, Ireland, Poland and Italy turning Protestant on the other hand, much more difficult, and IMO much more interesting.
 

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Papua New Guinea’s largest religion is Roman Catholic (27%).

Australian’s are 26% Roman Catholic, 19% Anglican and 19% No religion, a further 12% refused to answer the census question.

Mindanao Island in the Philippine Islands is majority Muslim.

That took five minutes and I only looked at the countries in my region.

When is this meant to be dated?
 
Mindanao Island in the Philippine Islands is majority Muslim.

Yes, I noted that in the other thread as well. Wormyguy has decided to only display national majorities. Which, of course, is unusual for maps showing religion. But therefore the Catholic-golden Philippines.

Looks like the map doesn't really help with the discussion SilverPhantom's intended ...
 
Yes it's easy to keep Protestant nations majority Catholic, but my main focus was on the Catholic nations turning Protestant. Spain, Ireland, Poland and Italy turning Protestant on the other hand, much more difficult, and IMO much more interesting.

Poland turning Protestant hard? Since when? If some things went a little different in OTL, Poland would have ended with mix of National Church (like Anglicanism) and Calvinism.

Also, if monarchs of England get a too much say in Church matters (like France OTL) Ireland may end up, IMHO quite easily, Protestant.
 
I believe the OP mentioned that the Pope might have to leave Rome for this to work. Maybe the papacy moves north to Munich? Bavaria was already more Catholic than Protestant anyway.

Wasn't a big factor of southern European countries remaining catholic that they were more loyal to the pope? Particularly Spain? So if the pope leaves Rome, then Spain would probably stay catholic nevertheless?

What about a "complete reverse" of the reformation: A new pope comes into power and initiates reforms, and OTL protestants protest against that papist reformation?
 
Spain avoided the Reformation specifically because she reformed her own Catholic hierarchy during the reign of Isabella and Ferdinand. By time the Reformation came around, there was no one in Spain particularly interested in Reform.
 
Spain avoided the Reformation specifically because she reformed her own Catholic hierarchy during the reign of Isabella and Ferdinand. By time the Reformation came around, there was no one in Spain particularly interested in Reform.
Reformed, as in took control of.... Was there actually much reform going on?
 
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