> For he is believed to hold the place of Christ in the monastery, being called by a name of His, which is taken from the words of the Apostle: “You have received a Spirit of adoption as sons, by virtue of which we cry, ‘Abba—Father!’”

In light of Matthew 23:9 [0], this practice concerns me.

[0] - “Call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven”