[PetroniusMaximus]

"So what's your objection to the titles he has?"

Jesus warned against exalted titles. The disciples took no exalted titles in the NT.

[Robertsll]

Jesus warned against exalted titles. The disciples took no exalted titles in the NT.

You have to call them something. What do you call them? "Dude"? "Cool Guy"?

The NT Christians use titles such as deacons, presbyters, elders, and episkopos (bishops). Elder and bishop are exalted titles by your standard.

[Conservative til I die]

Jesus warned against exalted titles. The disciples took no exalted titles in the NT.

What's so "exalted" about "Bishop of Rome" or "Patriarch of the West" (recently dropped) or "Primate of Italy"?

They're accurate descriptors of rank, occupation, authority. The Pope *is* the Bishop of Rome. The Pope *is* the male leader of the Western Church. The Pope *is* the highest ranking Catholic religious leader in Italy.

I think you're just fooling yourself because these titles have a mysterious, foreign sound to them. Even "Vicar" just means he represents someone, in this case, Christ.

I mean, if a man attains the rank of General in the Army, which means that he has certain authority and command, does that mean he is exalted? What about a Colonel or a Major?