[P-Marlowe]

Well, I am Orthodox, so Papal encyclicals do not apply (yet), because regrettably we are not in communion with the Bishop of Rome (over some "minor" :-) theological issues that have kept us apart for about 1,000 years)

That would make you a protestant.

[kosta50]

That would make you a protestant

Hardly. First, Protestants have not been around for 1,000 years. Second, the Orthodox did not leave the Church. :-)

[Cronos]

That would make you a protestant.

So, are you making everyone who disagrees with a Bishop of Rome, past or present on any matter: theological, political etc. a Protestant? So, if a Pope in the 12th century wore green and I don't like the color, I'm Protestant?

That's the problem with protestants -- they consider themselves by one definition only: they are not Catholics. The Orthodox don't do that, not a negative definition. So, if you want to club in protesters, you would include Lutherans, Calvinists, Mormons, Anglicans, Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptists, Methodists, Unitarians, Wesleyans, Christian Scientists(?!) etc. all under the same category. What a bunch!