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Calling Priests "Father"
Catholic Answers ^ | August 31, 2013 | Tim Staples

Posted on 09/01/2013 2:10:47 PM PDT by NYer

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To: pbear8
A priest may be addressed as Reverend or Canon if he happens to be one. Only liberals refuse to use propers (sic), time-honored titles.

The last name address is always used for all such men (and/or women) by me. Perhaps I have just moved from the conservative to the liberal category. Even time-honored expressions are frequently incorrect. It's not so much what you don't know that will get you in trouble, it's what you know that ain't so.

61 posted on 09/01/2013 7:37:56 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: JCBreckenridge
>>This is exactly what the magisterium is.<<

Oh really! So the “magesterium” of today witnessed what Christ taught?

John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

I think the “big D Disciples and the big A Apostles” as you want to call them ended with the death of John. The so called "magesterium" wasn't there to "remember".

62 posted on 09/01/2013 7:51:37 PM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ)
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To: AnAmericanMother

OK...Thanks...


63 posted on 09/01/2013 8:11:49 PM PDT by Iscool
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Even if someone is not catholic, must that person call the catholic priest “father”?

Usually they call him Reverend.

64 posted on 09/01/2013 8:26:38 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: AnAmericanMother; Iscool; annalex

On the Daily Readings threads we have six translations:
Revised NAB
RSV
Jerusalem
Douay/Rheims
Vulgate
Greek

So people can pick what they like.


65 posted on 09/01/2013 8:35:55 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: CynicalBear

“I think the “big D Disciples and the big A Apostles” as you want to call them ended with the death of John. The so called “magesterium” wasn’t there to “remember”.”\

A magisterium is exactly what you said it was- those with teaching authority to teach others. The Apostles had it and they appointed their successors.


66 posted on 09/02/2013 5:59:09 AM PDT by JCBreckenridge (Stell Dir vor: Der Praesident sagt, es ist Krieg, und keiner geht hin.)
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To: JCBreckenridge

But only Protestants can infallibly interpret the word of God. The Magisterium of the Catholic Church, set up by Jesus Christ Himself, is automatically invalidated. So are all Catholics. Doncha know?


67 posted on 09/02/2013 1:24:42 PM PDT by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel, if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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