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Call No Man Father: Do Catholics Disobey Jesus? | Dr. Brant Pitre

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Do Catholics violate Jesus' command in Matthew 23 by calling priests "Father"? Dr. Brant Pitre examines this passage to explain what Jesus actually meant.

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— In this video —
• What Jesus means in Matthew 23 when he tells his disciples to "call no man father"
• Why this command is aimed at the scribes and Pharisees who sit in Moses' seat, not at the priesthood as such
• How the wider New Testament, including St. Paul, shows this command was never understood as an absolute ban on the word "father"

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20 Comments

@franklinnwankwo9442 5 years ago

Dr Pitre is a gift to the Church. 👍🏽

@DimitriIgnativ 5 years ago

This guy is very smart

@joholly4536 5 years ago

That's what I thought... obviously, non-Catholic didn't really understand what Jesus meant bc they never bother to read other verses that relate to that particular teaching. They're intention is always to prove that Catholicism has lots of errors! I will pray for their conversion...thanks for the clarification Dr. Pitre and God bless.

@jamesmonahan9408 5 years ago

Fabulous explanation!!!! Love love my catholic faith!! Thank you Dr Pitre!!!

@Danaluni59 5 years ago

Protestants will take “call no man your father” out of context at supposedly face value, but ignore the 6th chapter of John’s Gospel and imagine Jesus is speaking figuratively despite Him stating emphatically that He is not. That’s quite the blind spot.

@mungzou5878 5 years ago

Dr. I like the way you approach- Jewish roots. God bless you and your family.

@brideofchristalleluia6106 5 years ago

Thank you for clarifying that passage. I have often been burgled with the statement. God bless you for this ministry. It’s sharpening our understanding

@BongiTelios 5 years ago (edited)

Thank you shedding light on this. I have always dreaded the day my protestant friends would ask me this question. I wasnt sure how i would answer. Now i understand and know.

@Ignatius81 5 years ago

Thank you, Dr. Pitre, for the work you do. I listen to one of your videos almost every day during my morning walk. They have helped me grow in faith and knowledge.

@themobbit9061 5 years ago

How did I miss all that?! Great teaching. Thank you.

@davidk.syntiew8652 4 years ago (edited)

Thankyou Dr Pitre now i can celebrate Fathersday God bless u dr🙏

@ritateek9719 5 years ago

Thank you for teaching us the way you do.

@idangnasagac7983 5 years ago

Thank you very much Dr. Brant Pitre,,, GOD BLESS 🙏❤️🙏

@stephenler3850 5 years ago

Wonderful explanation of this text by you Dr Pitre.Now we Catholics should know how to answer our Protestant brothers...why we call our Pope and Priests " Father "...thereby interpreting the verse in context.
Thank You Dr Pitre. The Lord Jesus has bless us with people like you.
Praise Be to God ! Alleluia !🙏🙏🙏

@austinfusselman656 5 years ago

Amazing video! Very informative and God Bless! 🙂🛐

@victorinoterradillosortega2539 5 years ago

Muy bueno y claro. Ojalá lo escuchase mucha gente que se hace un problema al llamar "padre" a un obispo o sacerdote... Gracias.

@Noname-dr1jm 5 years ago

Tq 4d enlightenment, I always knew that the new testament verses cant be interpret directly and must be in context of the whole chapter but never knew it must be also in the context of the whole new testament. Hyperbole..🤔 tq again and God bless😁