So, I've never really delved too heavily into the religious aspect of this game, so I was wondering what religion of the two, if any, is better than the other. Pros and cons of both? If it matters, I'm a superblobbed Hungary.
Although it is generally accepted that Catholic is better than either of them.
More diplomats, controlling a cardinal gives you prestige and an infamy reduction, there's a cultural descisions for more magistrates (Charter a Guild of St Luke) and of course the Crusader War bonuses.I've heard this statement time and time again, but what exactly is the bonus of staying catholic?
You get a divine blessing by the popeI've heard this statement time and time again, but what exactly is the bonus of staying catholic?
You get a divine blessing by the pope
More diplomats, controlling a cardinal gives you prestige and an infamy reduction, there's a cultural descisions for more magistrates (Charter a Guild of St Luke) and of course the Crusader War bonuses.
A real advantage of staying Catholic is that the reformation tends not to be that effective, thus most countries will stay Catholic, turning Protestant will estrange most of them. On the other hand, if you're a warmonger, this is actually a boon.
If you intend to colonize , staying catholic helps , especially if you have a ruler not skilled in administration
If you want to expand a lot , the cardinals help reduce BB a little , but I don't like having too many provinces anyway.
yes , but I was thinking about the +20% colonist chance.