[OLD REGGIE]

Which Bible do you read? - the word "Pope" appears everywhere!! But most pertinently it occurs in the passage of scripture which Jesus took as the context for His institution of Peter as the first Pope of the new Davidic Kingdom - "Pope" means "Father". I think you will find the concept of fatherhood sprinkled rather liberally throughout scripture.

Yes, and Jesus told us who to call "Father". In order to forestall the anticipated argument; no, I never called my father "Holy Father".

Matthew 23:
[9] And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

[pegleg]

Yes, and Jesus told us who to call "Father". In order to forestall the anticipated argument; no, I never called my father "Holy Father".

Matthew 23:8 “ But you are not to be called ‘rabbi,’ for you have one teacher, and you are all brethren.”

So we’re not to call anyone teacher either huh? A proper understanding of the scripture would help. Christ was using hyperbole to show the scribes and Pharisees how sinful and proud they were for not looking humbly to God as the source of all authority and fatherhood and teaching, and instead setting themselves up as the ultimate authorities, father figures, and teachers.