The Catholic Church teaches that Jesus' father is God. That is why the Church teaches that Jesus is the Son of God. Joseph was Jesus' step-dad.
Catholic Encyclopedia was created in 1907.
New Catholic Encyclopedia was created in 1967.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe motives of the Catholic Church are those of Jesus Christ, her founder: the love of God the Father.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Pharisees told Jesus that they were not illegimate, that they had Abraham for their father.
We are uncertain as to the name of Jesus' paternal grandfather as the genealogies are a bit muddled. However, Catholic tradition holds that Joachim was the father of Mary and a grandfather of Jesus.
Research in an encyclopedia would be a good place to research this. The New Catholic Encyclopedia would be a good start, see link below.Roman Catholic AnswerProbably the most concise Encyclopedia of the doctrines of the Catholic Church ever put out was Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma by Dr. Ludwig Ott, you may find the book on Amazon at the link below:
McGraw-Hill
no they didn't
Yes. Jesus said and did what the Father told him to. His words were simple but are only understood by those who choose to believe. In one part of the bible Jesus praised the Father by saying how it pleased the father to have it this way - those who thought they were righteous (those who believe they have the answers not God) did not understand what Jesus was telling them. The Catholic Church interprets the bible to explain God's will to the willing.
In the Catholic Church the highest authority is God, specifically Jesus Christ, on earth His Vicar (representative) is the Holy Father, currently Pope Benedict XVI.
The carpenter Joseph was the foster father of Jesus. Because he was not the biological father of Jesus, his genealogy is not listed. However it is known that he was, like Mary, of the line of David and thus of the tribe of Judah.Roman Catholic AnswerJoseph, as mentioned above, was Jesus' foster father. However, the genealogy listed is that of Joseph as he was the legal father of Jesus and, in the Jewish mindset, this is all that is required. Adoption in the Jewish culture entitled you to all the benefits of the adopted parent's heritage.
The Lord's Prayer. This was taught to the original twelve disciples by Jesus himself. It begins with "Our Father who is in heaven..."