Bible Question:
Brian G, I'm sorry but my question is about the verses 23:8-9 If you dont know what the title of Peter its okay, but may I ask this question again. Why you have to call your priest father? or the Pope Holy Father? Matthew 23:8-9 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. I hope I will not offended you I'm asking those question so you can have your opportunity to depend what you beleived in or it was written in the Bible. what I would want to get from you is to explain those verses. Thank you, Johnny Next time if you have time to answer our posted I will ask you about purgatory.... |
Bible Answer: Hi Johnny, I'm not Brian, but I may be able to answer that for you. "The word "Pope" means "Papa", "Father". At first it was applied to all Western Bishops. About A.D. 500 it began to be restricted to the Bishop of Rome, and soon, in common use, came to mean Universal Bishop. The Roman Church list of Popes includes the Bishops of Rome from the 1st century onward. But for 500 years Bishops of Rome were NOT Popes. The idea that a Bishop of Rome should have authority over the whole church was a slow growth, bitterly contested at every step, and never has at any time, been universally recognized." Excerpt taken from Halley's Bible Handbook, pp.767-768. |