How are Tertullian and Origen not Saints?

[Prodigal1984]

Tetullian of Carthage and Origen of Alexandria are considered some of the best early Church writers we have. We even use their writings to defend doctrines? How are they not Saints?
Sure they fell into questionable beliefs later in life but shouldn’t we give them some slack seeking as it was kind of a time when a bunch of ideas were prominent and many orthodox bishops even fell into it?

 

[Syttu]

They are important figures, and their writings are indeed important. But the question of them not being Saints is rooted on the controversy behind them, being that some of their writings and beliefs were seen and condemned as heresy.

 

[Margaret_Ann]

Tertullian left the Church and founded his own sect. He clashed with Pope St. Victor I on whether or not widows/widowers could remarry. He thought that widows & widowers could not remarry based on Ephesians 5 (Christ has one Spouse, the Church, and that is indissoluble).

Pope St. Victor I followed 1 Corinthians which said that a woman could remarry after the death of her husband provided that she married “in the Lord”, i.e. she married a Christian.

Pope St. Victor I prevailed and Tertullian left.

Origen taught that hell was not eternal based on a false understanding of Ephesians 1 (restoring all things in Christ). He repented on his deathbed and was reconciled with the Church; however, his writings were condemned by one of the Ecumenical Councils.

 

[Angannas]

Remember the parable of the two sons, not the Prodigal Son, but the one where the father asked one son to work in his vineyard, he said he would, but didn’t. He asked the same thing to his other son, who refused, but then went and did what his father asked. How we finish is more important than how we start

 

[PatK63]

Yes but you don’t become a declared saint that way!