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.
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.
Would you be surprised If I agreed with you? Perhaps this is why I find terms such as "Holy Father" and "Vicar of Christ" disturbing.
Matthew 23:
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.