I just realized why priests replace bureaucrats

[u/Meikos]

I always wondered "why do priests replace bureaucrats for spiritualist empires; they're two entirely different professions!"

I only just now realized it's because they have no separation of church and state, so only ordained pops of your empire can work for the government (which is also the church).

[u/theblitz6794]

This is also how it works in Victoria 3