Protestantism is the name for that whole family of Christian faith and churches — the beliefs, the history, and the groups together — not for one person. A person is a Protestant; what they belong to is Protestantism.

Protestantism is the name for that whole family of Christian faith and churchesProtestantism（新教）是那整個基督教信仰和教會家族的名稱 — the beliefs, the history, and the groups together ———信仰、歷史，和各個教派全部加在一起—— not for one person——不是指一個人。 A person is a Protestant一個人叫Protestant（新教徒） ; what they belong to is Protestantism；他所屬的那個整體就叫Protestantism。

There is no single Protestant pope and no single Protestant rulebook; many different churches share the roof. You meet the word in history, in religion class, and in serious news about churches.

There is no single Protestant pope and no single Protestant rulebook新教沒有單一的教宗，也沒有單一的教規 ; many different churches share the roof；是很多不同的教會共用同一個屋頂。 You meet the word你會在 in history, in religion class, and in serious news about churches歷史、宗教課，以及嚴肅的教會新聞裡遇到這個字。

The short line that calls this “a member” is naming the person, which is the other word.

The short line that calls this “a member”那句把這個字說成「a member（一個成員）」的簡短說明 is naming the person講的其實是那個人 , which is the other word，也就是另一個字（Protestant）。

Though actually, people sometimes say Protestantism when they only mean not Catholic, which is a rough shortcut: the real story is a bundle of churches, not one neat opposite.

Though actually不過其實 , people sometimes say Protestantism，人們有時候說Protestantism when they only mean not Catholic其實只是想說「不是天主教」 , which is a rough shortcut，這是一種粗略的簡化說法 : the real story is a bundle of churches：真正的情況是一整團教會 , not one neat opposite，而不是一個乾淨俐落的對立面。