Practices such as this are the result of man's desire to have unlimited authority over people in matters concerning God.
It is said that the Pope has the same authority as God in forgiveness of sin and religious rites here on Earth.
I spent some years in the Catholic church, but after many years of Biblical study have found that the church and the adoration and worship of God needs only follow the Bible, God's word. Even, as you said about the term "Father", though many profess to be the "true" church or to be doing things the way God intended, they have twisted, distorted, or completely ignored the Word of God and do things that are contrary to it.
Scriptures tells to call no man father or rabbi, yet some do and are worshipped as such.
It is said that the Pope has the same authority as God in forgiveness of sin and religious rites here on Earth.
I spent some years in the Catholic church, but after many years of Biblical study have found that the church and the adoration and worship of God needs only follow the Bible, God's word. Even, as you said about the term "Father", though many profess to be the "true" church or to be doing things the way God intended, they have twisted, distorted, or completely ignored the Word of God and do things that are contrary to it.
Scriptures tells to call no man father or rabbi, yet some do and are worshipped as such.