mother church?

[BListon]

Why do we refer to the Church as feminine if God is male, and he founded the Church?

 

[EcceAgnusDei]

Why do we refer to the Church as feminine if God is male, and he founded the Church?

Here are two reasons:

1. The Church is His Bride.
2. The Church nurtures us, like a mother her children, and we owe Her the filial devotion that a child owes its mother.

• PAX

 

[giuseppeTO]

… and perhaps more practically, the Latin word for church is of the feminine gender.

 

[Fr_Bart_SVD]

… and perhaps more practically, the Latin word for church is of the feminine gender.

It is rather taken from a Greek word ‘ekkalein’ (and that is feminine gender) where in the New Testament refers to local community of believers.

here a short origin of this word

thefreedictionary.com/ecclesia