Elias, the martyr of the priesthood and the curate of Afghania
It is not surprising to find in the lives of the saints that a man and his wife possess the heavenly crowns that had previously been symbolically placed on them.
How do we call the priest our Father when the Bible says: “Call no one to have a father on earth...” (Matthew 23:9)?
Many Protestant commentators say that Christ forbade calling anyone on earth father, so they chose other titles such as: “Respected,”