[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-—…1 Peter 3: 20who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water. 21Corresponding to that,baptism now saves you -(as the ark saved the Jews)- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience— through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,-—

So Protestants believe this DOESN’T mean that baptism now saves us through the resurrection of Christ?

I think some do, interpreting this differently.

Paul tells us that “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”

[Iscool]

-—…1 Peter 3: 20who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water. 21Corresponding to that,baptism now saves you -(as the ark saved the Jews)- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience— through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,-—

Where did you get that perverted version of scripture???

1Pe 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
1Pe 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

So Protestants believe this DOESN’T mean that baptism now saves us through the resurrection of Christ?

Not water baptism...The baptism that now saves is a spiritual act of God which results from a good conscience toward God, Not by getting wet...A Spiritual baptism...With the Holy Ghost...No water involved...