Not at all. The Roman Catholic Church is a specific group with very specific rules which, if you defy, you out yourself. Protestant, on the other hand, is an utterly generic term. Anybody can make a Protestant group because the only requirement is to not be Catholic or Orthodox.
“The Roman Catholic Church is a specific group with very specific rules which, if you defy, you out yourself. “
So you are saying the entirety of the Catholic Church - all members - have been cast into the outer darkness and are no longer Roman Catholics??
I find that difficult to believe.
If they remain Catholics and meet as a group, then it is a as daniel1212 has posted on numerous occasions.