Although we question the correctness of your theology (sometimes even using the “H” word), as you do ours, and think that your connection to the Church is defective, Catholics would never question the fact that Protestants are indeed Christians.
Along those lines, an honest question here (for Petrosius or any of our Catholic posters) ... can (post-baptismal) mortal sin be removed from the soul without confession to a Catholic priest and/or other rites of the Church?
You, of course, are aware that some on this forum do question our belief, our faith, and our doctrine. I have been told that my beliefs are heretical, that I am going to hell because of my beliefs, and a miriad other contemptable things.
, Catholics would never question the fact that Protestants are indeed Christians.
Despite that anathema stuff from Trent, eh?
I have seen protestants who said that, at that point (Trent's anathematizing anyone who holds our view of the gospel) Rome ceased to be a true church.