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You are forgetting the rest of the verse and taking that one verse out of context. The Pope does not exalt himself nor does he flaunt any superiority, Instead he is a servant, just as Christ was and is. Read onL

Jesus is speaking to his disciples here:

8: ⁶ As for you, do not be called 'Rabbi.' You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers.
9: Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven.
10: Do not be called 'Master'; you have but one master, the Messiah.
11: The greatest among you must be your servant.
12: Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

And the footnote that goes with that.

⁶ [8-12] These verses, warning against the use of various titles, are addressed to the disciples alone. While only the title "Rabbi' has been said to be used in addressing the scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 23:7), the implication is that Father and "Master' also were. The prohibition of these titles to the disciples suggests that their use was present in Matthew's church. The Matthean Jesus forbids not only the titles but the spirit of superiority and pride that is shown by their acceptance. Whoever exalts . . . will be exalted: cf Luke 14:11.

Oh, so the Pope is not referred to by Catholics as “The Holy Father?” I never knew that! And you mean Catholic priest are never referred to as “father.” Guess Jesus didn’t really mean what He said. If He didn’t mean what He said here, how credible is anything else He said? Just another example of how Catholic’s distort and violate the Scriptures. Wonder if anyone ever kissed the Popes hand or feet. I’m sure they have and what’s more I’m sure he allowed it.

You are forgetting the rest of the verse and taking that one verse out of context. The Pope does not exalt himself nor does he flaunt any superiority, Instead he is a servant, just as Christ was and is

Shirley you jest...

He plants himself on a throne for crying out loud...People bow down to him...They kiss his feet...People gather by the millions just to get a glimpse of your pope...

No one is allowed to wear pope clothes except your pope...He does exactly what God's word warns us against...

You are forgetting the rest of the verse and taking that one verse out of context. The Pope does not exalt himself nor does he flaunt any superiority, Instead he is a servant, just as Christ was and is. Read onL

Master, Reverend, Rabbi, Teacher, its all the same, Jesus says not to be called those and he says to call no man on earth father.

6 As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers.

Do not be called ‘Master’; you have but one master, the Messiah.

These verses tells the disciples, not to be called Rabbi or master, so if i call them Rabbi or master, then would,nt i be calling them something they do not want to be called?

I am giving you the benefit of the doubt on the above, but if you read the whole thing you will see that it is not just to the disciples, read the first verse.

Matt 23 v 1
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

Multitude means every one don,t it?

v 9
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

The Pope does not exalt himself nor does he flaunt any superiority

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Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:

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And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues

Which seat is the pope sitting in? could it be St Peters seat?

And where does he sit at in the celebrations?

I think ST Peter would be amazed that the pope can do so many things that he was told not to do.

And you are right, every one should read the whole thing, it is not a riddle or mystery, out of a book that is kind of hard for me to comprehend, this chapter is pretty clear and to the point.