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As you know, Catholics follow the Apostles in calling our priests and spiritual fathers as “Fathers”. If you read the full passage, then you would understand that Jesus used hyperbole to state a warning that no one should pridefully desire honorific titles. it was not meant literally. Jesus often used “Amen, amen”, “Truly, truly” or Verily, verily” to emphasize Truth in His Words. He didn’t use those expressions here, but did to inform us that His Body and Blood was necessary for our salvation In John 6.

Let me get this straight...you assert Jesus was using "hyperbole" and not speaking literally when He commanded His disciples to not honor each other by the title of "Father", but He was NOT using hyperbole or figurative language when He said we must "eat his body and drink his blood" to have eternal life??? You accept by faith that the wafer is mystically changed even though there is no physical evidence of a change taking place and you claim that ONLY "your" priests can do this. NOWHERE in Scripture will you find this! Your religion had to invent the dogma of "transubstantiation" at the Fourth Council of the Lateran in 1215 to try to explain it.

NOBODY denies that Christ's body and blood was necessary for our salvation. What is disagree with is that Jesus meant we literally have to eat his flesh and drink his blood rather than by FAITH we remember His sacrifice for us in regular remembrances with each other as the Body of Christ. We "eat" and "drink" Him by faith! We believe He is our Savior and that His body was broken for us and His blood was shed for our sins. THAT is the faith that matters.

You keep repeating the same old message which is an example of lack of faith and understanding of God’s Word. Heretics like to take a phrase out of context and attempt to change the meaning. Have you ever considered whether you are “in uttering against God - inwardly or outwardly - words of hatred, reproach or defiance”?

You guys are ones to talk!!!