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To: Aquinasfan
IIRC, the First bishop of Rome to call himself "The Pope" was Boniface III.

Funny how Jesus told us never to call anyone Father on this earth.

(Matthew 23:9 KJV) And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

460 posted on 01/26/2007 6:21:01 AM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: P-Marlowe
IIRC, the First bishop of Rome to call himself "The Pope" was Boniface III.

Which simply means "papa" in Italian. The pope is the Bishop of Rome, as Peter was. The popes hold the key of the office of the vice-regent of the House of David, of which Jesus is the eternal King.

Isaiah 22:22

I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.

Revelation 3:7

"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.

Matthew 16:19

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

Funny how Jesus told us never to call anyone Father on this earth.

Or teacher.

Matthew 23:8-10

"But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Master and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called 'teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ.

Jesus was simply using hyperbole.
474 posted on 01/26/2007 7:45:40 AM PST by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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