As I point out, there
is one the RCCs call "Holy Father"

(John 17;11), despite Jesus' explicit command in Matthew. (And, no, I never called my dad, "Father")
--Rich
Once again we see that men calling other men "Father" is not without precedent in the Holy Scriptures and the Catholic Church's use of the word to call their priests that name is not a violation of God's Holy Word in any way.
1 Cor 4 :14 I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children. 15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus
I became your father through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me. 17 For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.
St. Paul calling himself a father? Why how can this be?
Romans 4 :10 Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before! 11And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.
So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. 12And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
Calling a man (Abraham) father? I thought Jesus was against such a thing?