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Commentary for this Catholic Link for the DR translation [9] Call none your father upon earth: Neither be ye called masters. The meaning is that our Father in heaven is incomparably more to be regarded, than any father upon earth: and no master to be followed, who would lead us away from Christ. But this does not hinder but that we are by the law of God to have a due respect both for our parents and spiritual fathers, (1 Cor. 4. 15) and for our masters and teachers.

You're not the author of this comment but because you're using it as your explanation for the text, I'll ask you the question. Where is the highlighted point stated or implied in Matthew 23:9?

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CommerceComet:

I have already answered it and I think the commentary is stating don’t follow those who call themselves masters, teachers, or father, if they lead you away from Christ. Who are these masters, teachers, spiritual fathers today that do that, the masters, teachers, and spiritual fathers of secularism, political correctness, excessive materialism, communism, etc, etc, So that is how I apply that to my life situation today, God is the Father Almighty first an foremost, the Church is my spiritual Mother and the Popes and Priests who convey and teach the orthodox Catholic Faith would be my spiritual fathers, teachers, masters that I listen to as I believe that does not lead me away from God the Father. Now that is my personal reflection on it and I dont’t make it with any dogmatic certainty.