I’ll ask you the same question. Are the Eastern Orthodox Christians in your view. And if so, why?
Anyone who repents from their sin and accepts Jesus Christ as their savior and His sacrifice as complete atonement for their sin without other requirements is a Christian and saved. Denomination does not matter. Some of those individuals are undoubtably catholic, orthodox and protestant. That said there are denominations that teach unbiblical doctrines and place serious roadblocks between their congregations and a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. They teach another gospel than the one we find in Scripture and add all kinds of man made requirements or teach a different path to salvation. By the Catholic Churches favorite word they are anathema. They should be condemned soundly by believers.
Yes, of course they are, they are Catholics who only challenge the leadership....not the dogma.