Why do protestants name their churches after Saints?

[Contarini]

My, my! What is it about history professors not having a sense of humor?

It’s a joke, Edwin. I’m trying to lighten you up, GKG.

Take it in the spirit in which it was presented.

Communicate your intentions better. There was nothing to indicate that you were other than serious (obviously you were attempting wit, but there’s no rule that says that one can’t be witty, or try to be witty, while also making a serious point).

Edwin

 

[Dee_Dee_King]

If a Catholic Saint has done something to merit the admiration of other Christians, to the extent that they name a church after him, then we should rejoice.

depends on the saint. some saints are more universal to all christians, some more specific.

for a episcopalian church to use st. francis is as much a contradiction as would be naming a catholic church after luther, calvin, cromwell, elizabeth the 1st or henry the 8th.

 

[Steadfast]

depends on the saint. some saints are more universal to all christians, some more specific.

for a episcopalian church to use st. francis is as much a contradiction as would be naming a catholic church after luther, calvin, cromwell, elizabeth the 1st or henry the 8th.

How funny.

You began by saying that some saints were more “universal” than others and then went on to deny the sense of an Anglican parish naming itself after, arguably, the most universally loved and recognized saint in history.

 

[Malachi4U]

depends on the saint. some saints are more universal to all christians, some more specific.

for a episcopalian church to use st. francis is as much a contradiction as would be naming a catholic church after luther, calvin, cromwell, elizabeth the 1st or henry the 8th.

Can a “HERETIC” be a saint?

 

[Steadfast]

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[Contarini]

depends on the saint. some saints are more universal to all christians, some more specific.

for a episcopalian church to use st. francis is as much a contradiction as would be naming a catholic church after luther, calvin, cromwell, elizabeth the 1st or henry the 8th.

No, these are applies and oranges. The people you have mentioned are all excluded by your Communion’s definition of the Catholic Church. For most Protestants (almost all in fact), St. Francis is definitely included by our definition of the Catholic Church.

Edwin