That's why as an Italian I appreciate nordern countries. Luther reform fixed that and shifted the main point to the actual life.

When I moved to Sweden in a rich part of Stockholm I was not happy. Dealing with rich Italians left a disgusting feeling in me and I didn't want to live there. Then I got to meet the neighbors and they were actually really cool. Rich swedish people (normally rich, not talling about billionaires), are absolutely down on heart.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure this people would've been doing great even without religion. Luther isn't been a revolution, it's been an excaping. Not surprisingly, their modern and open Christianism is the one who's disappearing faster.