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3) Jesus' teaching not to call anyone "father", "master" or "rabbi" (Matthew 23:8-10). This would entail not to also use any synonyms/contractions of these words when addressing people (like dad, Mr. or Mrs., teacher, sir, papa, etc.). It would also imply against titles like Reverend, Most Holy Father, Your Grace, etc. ... .
Mum, Dad, teacher - fair enough. What Jesus is challenging us about is to not place people, who fancy their status, in the place of God. He told the disciples not to lord it. Monseigneur = "Our Lord" in French. If the guy is a canon, just put canon on the envelope or when talking about him to somebody. Any type of pope that isn't holy, should not be referred to so.
Junior clergy, if they're not bumptious, I personally don't much mind calling "father" or "reverend" in honour of the material they've studied (and they generally want to be on first name terms anyway).
I'm alarmed by reports of senior clergy calling junior clergy their "sons" as if we aren't all supposed to be family anyway. Creeping, and sucking up, aren't what it should be about.
It is in the last year or so "officially blasphemy", to criticise the administration of a certain enclave. Of course there is parting of company. Those who defined "communion" are the ones who stretched it beyond snapping, not us.
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