Why does a Catholic church resemble a palace and why does a Protestant church resemble a courtroom?
Why does a Catholic church resemble a palace with a king (a kingly pope, people kissing the pope’s ring) and why does a Protestant church resemble a courtroom (a minister dressed in a black robe, the congregation looking like a jury)? A: The Catholics have had over four times as long to decorate. Ok, but seriously, it really does just have to do with the obvious fact of the history. Catholicism is a product of a time when ostentatious display of wealth by authorities was not only acceptable but was expected and was a sign of their being authorities and a key to their remaining such. Catholicism is also massively syncretistic in the sense that they had to absorb many more beliefs, and to absorb another peoples religion you must absorb or replace their art. Protestants have not had to absorb any traditions and have only had to reject one. Probably a lot of people will try to explain the difference as a consequence of the different takes that Catholics vs. Protestants have on things like
