Would St. Francis Have Been Protestant?

When I was younger, I used to believe that all the great Catholic Christians of history would have been Protestants if they had only had the opportunity or sound teaching.  The more I read of their writing, the more I understand that they were truly Catholic with all the particular quirks of Catholic spirituality .  Many of my favorite writers are from the Counter-Reformation and they spoke out strongly against the reformers. I often like to think of them in heaven, singing next to the Wesley brothers.

Source: Amy Cogdell  -  Personal correspondence