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Current views about whether it’s appropriate to refer to God as "It"? [closed]
I have recently read in a book about some debate around the fact that God is considered a masculine figure (He/His) and that we should find gender neutral of expressing the same ideas.
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What is the Catholic explanation as to why God has revealed himself in "male" terms?
The Catholic Church teaches that God is neither man nor woman.
CCC 370 In no way is God in man's image. He is neither man
nor woman. God is pure spirit in which there is no place for the
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Is there any biblical justification for referring to God as Mother?
On one occasion, I heard someone prayer, "To God, our Father and Mother." In The Shack, the Trinity is represented as three persons, where God the Father is a woman.
Is there any biblical ...