[vladimir998]

“If they believe in God is the father, why do they call priests father when it explicitly says not to do that”

Just curious, how do you refer to your father? As your “mother’s husband”? If you call him “father” aren’t you being a hypocrite then?

https://www.catholic.com/tract/call-no-man-father

[metmom]

The context in which Jesus made that statement is in addressing religious leaders by titles, not talking about children calling their fathers *Father*.

Matthew 23:8-10 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ.

So Catholic's argument is that because a child refers to his dad as a father, that justifies disobeying Jesus?

It never ceases to amaze me the rationalizations Catholics use to justify disobeying this clear, concise unequivocal command of Jesus.