It is all about money and control. You cannot argue any other way. That is what religion does. It may not be what it evolves into exactly, and it may not be what the believers even want.

But there is no denying it, every modern example is this way without exception. You think people in the past were any different? You think that is why for the longest time Christians weren’t even allowed to read their own book?

Religion is a tool to enrich some and control others. There are very few exceptions.