Who is responsible for making religions into traditions, the masses or the rich few that prey upon the masses?

Answer 1

A plutocrat is a wealthy ruler. A plutocracy is a government or state where in the wealthy rule. Maybe some of these messengers of a good one that establishes a standard of conduct for members of communities of faithful believers to live by were plutocrats or were selected by a plutocracy. Maybe plutocrats were responsible for editing and assembling sacred texts. Maybe some plutocrats were responsible for providing wealth necessary to promote these sacred text amongst communities of faithful believers and the message and standard of conduct proclaimed by ideological authorities to be will of their good one was largely under control of plutocrats. Maybe at present plutocrats can choose to patronize those ideological authorities that spread a message that best satisfies their plutocratic need and aspiration to achieve and maintain authority, power, order and control over state. Maybe in the present, their selections help determine how sacred scrolls will be interpreted by ideological authorities and the communities of faithful believers they lead.

Answer 2

That's like asking, whom do you blame: the sheep that went astray, or the shepard that led them astray? It would be, the rich few, that prey upon the masses, as in birds of prey.

Answer 3

the religious leaders that wont power and status.
power corrupts absalut power corrupts absalutly they think they are gods did Jesus not come to do away with tradition but even the churches have brought in many and mohammed brought back most of the Jewish traditions and more Not why Jesus came at all