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In 1 Cor 4:15, Paul references himself to have "begotten" or being a "father" for others through the gospels in Jesus Christ.

The Catholic sense of "Father" echos that same usage.

"For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel." - 1 Cor 4:15 KJV