Aren't all Saints Catholic? The Pope determines who becomes a Saint, therefore they are Catholic. Also, the main reason a person becomes a Saint is because they have defended their belief of the Catholic faith to the death.
2006-06-28 05:04:20 · 7 answers · asked by teemartell 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Historically most protestant (protest ant) churches came from the catholic church. All of the reformers were ex-catholic. They broke from the mother church in protest of some difference in belief. They changed the way they worshiped or had church to some degree but there was one thing in common with all of them even affter they broke away. They all retained the belief in the doctrine of the trinity. According to one catholic bishop if a person is baptized in the name of the father, son, or Holy Ghost he is a Roman catholic. All protestant churches are basically catholic in belief. Salvation is expressed by the catholic church in this way, faith in Christ and a belief in the trinity. This is why they hold on to catholic traditions such as canonizing saints and naming churches after them.
2006-06-28 05:31:12 · answer #1 · answered by Gregory W 1 · 7⤊ 2⤋
If you're talking about saints like Matthew, Mark, Luke and John they are from the Bible (obviously). They were Christians long before Catholicism and all the other divisions came around. They're not just considered saints by the Catholic church. We (Lutherans at least) celebrate saints days and such, just not to the same extent as the Catholic church. There are OTHER saints in the Catholic church I'd be surprised to see as the name of a church, but not those that were in the Bible.
2006-06-28 05:09:47 · answer #2 · answered by Christina 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It says in the Bible that all Christians are saints. But in common language, we typically use that word to mean someone who was a devout Christian who defended the faith and was especially devoted to God. . . not necessarily to Catholicism. The two things are not always the same. And so I don't see any particular reason why churches of any denomination shouldn't be named after Christians who accomplished mighty things for God while they lived. It can be a way of inspiring the rest of us to do better than we otherwise might, by reminding us of those who came before. We name ordinary buildings after presidents and things like that as a way of honoring them- I don't see it as really much of a different thing to name churches after great Christians. I think it's nonsense and close to idolatry to grant them any more recognition than that, though. . . as I'm sure they also would say.
2006-06-28 05:23:59 · answer #3 · answered by Billy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all saints are Catholic.
The Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Episcopal Churches and many other Christians share a belief in the Communion of Saints where all saints are intimately related in the Body of Christ, a family. When you die and go to heaven, you do not leave this family.
Everyone in heaven or on their way to heaven are saints. You, me, my deceased grandmother, Mary the mother of Jesus, and Mother Teresa.
As part of this family, you may ask your family and friends here on earth to pray for you. Or you may also ask the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Andrew, or your deceased grandmother in heaven to pray for you.
With love in Christ.
2006-06-28 18:03:35 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought only Catholics named their churches after Saints. I don't know that I've ever seen a Protestant church named after a saint.
2006-06-28 05:08:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pope has as much power to make people saints as he does to change the Sabbath - NONE! Only God has the power and the Pope is not God.
2006-06-29 05:14:18 · answer #6 · answered by dee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, the Bible says that all born-again Christians are indeed saints.
2006-06-28 05:08:39 · answer #7 · answered by whoopsidaisy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋