Original sentence: Separated brethren is a term sometimes used by the Roman Catholic Church to refer to baptized adherents of other Christian traditions such as Protestants and the Eastern Orthodox.Whereas in the past, Protestants and other non-Roman Catholic Christians, per the pronouncements of the Council of Trent, were officially viewed by the Roman Catholic Church as "heretics" and as not having hope of salvation outside of the "Church of Rome"
Edited sentence: Separated brethren is a term sometimes used by the Roman Catholic Church to refer to baptized professed Christians in other church traditions such as Protestants and the Eastern Orthodox.Whereas in the past, Protestants and other non-Roman Catholic Christians, per the pronouncements of the Council of Trent, were essentially officially viewed by the Roman Catholic Church as "heretics" and as not having hope of salvation outside of the "Church of Rome"