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This text in Matthew has been cited as condemning any use of the word "father" as an address or title of respect to any man, as if it said, "''Call no man on earth, 'father'...''". However, against this defective reading of the meaning of the text, and apart from the fact that a word has been ''removed'' by such a reading (interpretation) of the text, multiple passages in sacred scripture itself demonstrate that the apostles and disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ themselves addressed others as "''father''" and were called "''father''".  

This text in Matthew has been cited as condemning any use of the word "father" as an address or title of respect to any man, as if it said, "''Call no man on earth, 'father'...''". However, against this defective reading of the meaning of the text, and apart from the fact that a word has been ''removed'' by such a reading (interpretation) of the text, multiple passages in sacred scripture itself demonstrate that the apostles and disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ themselves addressed others as "''father''" and were called "''father''".  

St. Paul told the Corinthians that though they had many guides, he was their father through the gospel, and he also said he was a father to Timothy. [[Stephen|St. Stephen]] addressed the high priest and members of the council as fathers, and John explicitly addresses the leaders of the Christian community as "fathers". In the same way, for example, no Catholic says to a priest, "my father, — (''insert name'') ", but says instead, "Father", as a title of respect. There is a substantial difference in saying "my father" and simply saying "Father". See Acts 7:2, 22:1; 1 John 2:12-14; 1 Corinthians 4:14-15; Philippians 2:22; 1 Thessalonians 2:11; Hebrews 13:17.  

St. Paul told the Corinthians that though they had many guides, he was their father through the gospel, and he also said he was a father to Timothy. [[Stephen|St. Stephen]] addressed the high priest and members of the council as fathers, and John explicitly addresses the leaders of the Christian community as "fathers". In the same way, for example, no Catholic says to a priest, "my father", but says instead, "Father — (''insert name'')", as a title of respect. There is a substantial difference in saying "my father" and simply saying "Father". See Acts 7:2, 22:1; 1 John 2:12-14; 1 Corinthians 4:14-15; Philippians 2:22; 1 Thessalonians 2:11; Hebrews 13:17.  

Most translations of Matthew 23:9 faithfully say "''your father''"; but others explicitly omit the word '''ὑμῶν''' "''your''" in translation as an anti-Catholic reading ([[polemic]]) which has no grammatical basis and cannot be justified according to the New Testament Greek text of Matthew 23:9

Most translations of Matthew 23:9 faithfully say "''your father''"; but others explicitly omit the word '''ὑμῶν''' "''your''" in translation as an anti-Catholic reading ([[polemic]]) which has no grammatical basis and cannot be justified according to the New Testament Greek text of Matthew 23:9

*Mazza, Enrico (2004). The Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite. Liturgical Press. p. 63. ISBN 9780814660782.  

*Mazza, Enrico (2004). The Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite. Liturgical Press. p. 63. ISBN 9780814660782.  

*O'Malley, John W. (2009). A History of the Popes. Government Institutes. p. xv. ISBN 9781580512275.  

*O'Malley, John W. (2009). A History of the Popes. Government Institutes. p. xv. ISBN 9781580512275.  

*Schatz, Klaus (1996). Papal Primacy. Liturgical Press. pp. 28–29. ISBN 9780814655221. </ref>. The earliest record of the use of this title was in regard to the by then deceased Patriarch of Alexandria, Pope Heraclas of Alexandria (232–248)<ref>Eusebius, Historia Ecclesiastica Book VII, chapter 7.7</ref>. The earliest recorded use of the title "pope" in English dates to the mid-10th century, when it was used in reference to Pope Vitalian in an Old English translation of Bede's ''Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum''<ref>"pope, n.1". OED Online. September 2011. Oxford University Press. 21 November 2011</ref>—however, in the particular case of Vitalian, the term was used [[Irony|ironically]] as a form of [[sarcasm]].

*Schatz, Klaus (1996). Papal Primacy. Liturgical Press. pp. 28–29. ISBN 9780814655221. </ref>. The earliest record of the use of this title was in regard to the by then deceased Patriarch of Alexandria, Pope Heraclas of Alexandria (232–248)<ref>Eusebius, Historia Ecclesiastica Book VII, chapter 7.7</ref>. The earliest recorded use of the title "pope" in English dates to the mid-10th century, when it was used in reference to Pope [[Vitalian]] in an Old English translation of Bede's ''Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum''<ref>"pope, n.1". OED Online. September 2011. Oxford University Press. 21 November 2011</ref>—however, in the particular case of Vitalian, the term was applied [[Irony|ironically]] as a form of [[sarcasm]].

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