which religion calls its priests Father?
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The original was Mithraism ... the called their priest father
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In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. . \n\nThey used to have the catholic masses in Latin.
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From the bottom:\n\nChristianity ISN'T the oldest religion. This is a FACT. For one thing, it's a splinter sect of Judaism, so that had to come first.\n\nWe never called a man 'God' - there was one we called 'Jesus', who may or may not have been the Son of God and possibly part of a Holy Trinity meaning he also was God...but we never actually CALLED him 'God'.\n\nI've only ever been to the USA for a week-long holiday, so I don't think I can accurately judge what can be accomplished there.
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I thought Catholic fathers wear those.
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I believe the first mother 'taught' her child to do stuff.  But as for the first official docent?  Sorry, I  do not know, but I do know that there are references to schooling in the bible for the priests I believe.  \n\nSocrates and Aristotle were both teachers.  How about the ancient Egyptians?
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Heiros Gamos. Its a pagan ritual in which men have sex with a priestess to find enlightenment from God.
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Father is God the creator, Mother is our earthly Mom, and Sprite is a wealthy soda pop company - however the Holy spirit is a part of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit that makes up one unity called the Trinity - for those who practice a religion that believes in a Holy Mother, they are not Christian believing - for true Christian believe only in the relationship of accepting Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior and do not need his mother to speak on our behalf, as she was just a woman as  I am, a chosen vessel to do the work of God.
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The Vicar of Christ.\n\nThe Lord made St. Peter the visible foundation of his Church. He entrusted the keys of the Church to him. The bishop of the Church of Rome, successor to St. Peter, is head of the college of bishops, the Vicar of Christ and Pastor of the universal Church on earth.\n\nWe call the pope "Holy Father" not as an acknowledgement of his personal state of soul, but as an expression of respect for his office as the successor to St. Peter as head of the Church on earth.
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who said GOD is  a father?never ever think it again.its a big sin.HE is not just like us,HE is ALONE,HE has no relations and not any realitive.
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First of all, luminary, the Catholic Church **NEVER** doubted Christ Is the Son Of God. The Catholic Church is the oldest & largest denomination of the Christian faith.\n\n I think you must be mixing Catholicism up with either Judaism or Islam.\n\n Moreover, the Catholic Church--as does Christianity as a whole--teaches that we are all God's kids. Judaism also teaches this, as do most religions(with the exception of Islam). That is why we call God 'Father.'\n\n Christ Is the Son Of God, because He Is God's Only Begotten Son. Christ Pre-existed His Incarnation, & is the Second Person Of the Trinity(3 Persons in the One Godhead).\n\n Yes, I as a Catholic, believe Jesus Christ Is the Son Of God, & its not just because of His Numerous Healings. It is because Of His Virgin Birth, His Bodily Resurrection From the Dead, & because of the fact that Our Father Himself Declared Christ His Son, first during His Baptism by St. John in the wilderness(its in all 4 Gospels), & at the Transfiguration(in the Synoptic Gospels).
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Yes. He was a bishop, and his name is St. Nicholas of Myra (Also called NICHOLAS OF BARI).\n\nBishop of Myra in Lycia; died 6 December, 345 or 352. Though he is one of the most popular saints in the Greek as well as the Latin Church, there is scarcely anything historically certain about him except that he was Bishop of Myra in the fourth century.\n\nSome of the main points in his legend are as follows: He was born at Parara, a city of Lycia in Asia Minor; in his youth he made a pilgrimage to Egypt and Palestine; shortly after his return he became Bishop of Myra; cast into prison during the persecution of Diocletian, he was released after the accession of Constantine, and was present at the Council of Nicaea. In 1087 Italian merchants stole his body at Myra, bringing it to Bari in Italy.\n\nThe numerous miracles St. Nicholas is said to have wrought, both before and after his death, are outgrowths of a long tradition. There is reason to doubt his presence at Nicaea, since his name is not mentioned in any of the old lists of bishops that attended this council. His cult in the Greek Church is old and especially popular in Russia. As early as the sixth century Emperor Justinian I built a church in his honour at Constantinople, and his name occurs in the liturgy ascribed to St. Chrysostom. In Italy his cult seems to have begun with the translation of his relics to Bari, but in Germany it began already under Otto II, probably because his wife Theophano was a Grecian. Bishop Reginald of Eichstaedt (d. 991) is known to have written a metric, "Vita S. Nicholai." The course of centuries has not lessened his popularity. The following places honour him as patron: Greece, Russia, the Kingdom of Naples, Sicily, Lorraine, the Diocese of Liège; many cities in Italy, Germany, Austria, and Belgium; Campen in the Netherlands; Corfu in Greece; Freiburg in Switzerland; and Moscow in Russia. He is patron of mariners, merchants, bakers, travellers, children, etc. His representations in art are as various as his alleged miracles. In Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, they have the custom of making him the secret purveyor of gifts to children on 6 December, the day on which the Church celebrates his feast; in the United States and some other countries St. Nicholas has become identified with Santa Claus who distributes gifts to children on Christmas eve. His relics are still preserved in the church of San Nicola in Bari; up to the present day an oily substance, known as Manna di S. Nicola, which is highly valued for its medicinal powers, is said to flow from them.
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It is referring to the Holy Spirit.  En el nombre del Padre, Del Hijo y El Espiritu Santo.  In the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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Usually, no. According to Canon law, priests are supposed to take a vow of celibacy and say unmarried. There are a few Catholics priest who are married, however. Some priests in Eastern Catholic churches, such as in Hungary, Slovakia, etc..., are allowed to get married because their traditions are more like Eastern Orthodox religions. A few priests are married in the United States, but they were priests in another religion before converting and did not get married while they were Catholic. If a Lutheran priest gets married and converts to Roman Catholicism, the church does not expect him to get divorced, so he gets to keep his wife. In those circumstances, those priests are not required to keep a vow of celibacy either. If a person starts being a Roman Catholic priest and takes a vow of celibacy and is not married, he is not allowed to get married or have sex afterwards.
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Actually, the honorary is "Holy Father." That's the custom of the Catholic Church ... "your grace" and "your emminence" are used for cardinals. Bishops and archbishops are "Bishop Smith," priests are "Father Smith" or "Father Tom," and monsignors are "Monsignor Smith."
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Results: 1\nFor 'call no man '\nMatthew 23:9 And CALL NO MAN your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.\n\nYes, I agree that it is the Word of God. It is true.
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Father,Son and the Holy Ghost
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A priest is there for peace. A stranger can be there for anything, therefore the stranger is more likely to abuse you than the priest.