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In the Catholic faith, the father is the one to begets children, starting with God the Father, who begets God the Son; the Bishops of the Church, especially the early Church as they beget doctrine and the faith of all those who follow them, the Bishop is father of his diocese, the pastor of his parish, the confessor of his penitent, the father who begets children in his family, etc.
from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
Father. Theologically, a father is the principal one who produces of his own substance another person like himself. There is, consequently, a Father within the Trinity, who begets God the Son. But the triune God is himself spoken of as Father, with respect to the rational beings whom He made to share in His own possession of knowledge and love. Among human beings a father is the male parent of his children and, ultimately, the ancestor of all his progeny, In Church usage the term is applied to the early spokesmen and defenders of Christianity, bishops who attend regional and especially ecumenical councils, and priest in general or specific priests in their role as confessors or spiritual counselors of the faithful.
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What is another name for a father of a Catholic church?
Catholic clergymen are called priests, and are addressed as "Father."
Motives of the Catholic Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe motives of the Catholic Church are those of Jesus Christ, her founder: the love of God the Father.
If your father is Catholic are you considered Catholic by the Catholic Church?
To be considered Catholic by the Church, you must be baptized in the Catholic Church, or else properly baptized in another church and formally received into the Catholic Church by a priest. Being born to Catholic parents isn't enough. You can be the Pope's nephew, but if you haven't been baptized, you are not Catholic.
Who was Jesus father in the Catholic encyclopedia?
The Catholic Church teaches that Jesus' father is God. That is why the Church teaches that Jesus is the Son of God. Joseph was Jesus' step-dad.
What was formed for the purpose of strengthening the Catholic church.?
council of trent
Was formed for the purpose of strengthening the Catholic church.?
council of trent
Can a child baptized in the Ukrainian Catholic Church go to a Roman Catholic School?
The Ukrainian Catholic Church is in union with the Holy Father and the Roman Catholic Church, so there should be no problem at all with a child baptized in that rite of the Church attending a Roman Catholic school.
Was Queen Victoria's father a Catholic?
No he was a member of the Anglican Church
Jeremiah Flynn do for the Catholic Church?
Father O'Flynn was the first Catholic missionary to go to Australia.
What is the old Catholic Church and the Catholic Church?
The Old Catholic Church is a group of people who left the Catholic Church after the First Vatican Council. They, as indicated in the answer below, are no longer Catholic as they are not under the Holy Father. There is no "Roman Catholic Church, it's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church..AnswerOnce you split from the leadership of the pope, you cease to be Catholic. Members of the Old Catholic Church are Catholic in name only.
What church did elizabeth 1 start?
She didn’t start a church her father did and it was the Church of England. When he broke from the Catholic Church he began the Church of England.
Is Catholic Church related to the church of Satan?
Roman Catholic ChurchYes, the relationship in that the Church of Satan was formed to worship what the Catholic Church refers to as the father of lies, and the source of all evil. It is one of the things that Our Blessed Lord formed His Church to rescue people from.
