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← Calling Priests Father

Luke 16:24

And he (the rich man) called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame’.

Catholic Perspective

Jesus clearly refers to Abraham, a spiritual leader for the people of God, as “Father Abraham.”

Common Objections

+CATHOLICS SHOULD NOT CALL PRIESTS “FATHER” BECAUSE THEY ARE <EM>ON EARTH</EM>.
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1 Corinthians 4:14-15, 17

I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel…
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