Why do Catholics call priests "Father" when Jesus said "call no man father"?

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A little help please,
I believe that Mathews Gospel includes a verse where Jesus says to call no man father. Obviously, we Catholics use the title Father to refer to the priests.

What is our explanation?
 
Jesus said, “And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven” (Matt 23:9). Several sentences later he said, “Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers” (Matt 23:32). So clearly verse 9 was not meant to be a prohibition against the use of the word “father” for anyone other than the first person of the trinity. Rather, it was a prohibition against the misuse of the title.

For a detailed explanation see Call No Man Father.
 
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