When Jesus taught His disciples to pray (Matthew 6:5-15), Christ started out the Lord’s prayer with these words, “Our Father, who is in heaven.”

Well, according to Britain’s Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, it appears that Christ had no idea what He was talking about and was wrong in referring to God as “Our Father,” the Christian Post reports.

In a speech to the Synod of the Church of England, Cottrell said that the phrase ‘Our Father’ was problematic as it symbolized the ‘oppressive patriarchal grip on life’ and could also be problematic to those who had abusive fathers.

While the progressive elements in the church were quick to praise Cottrell’s statement, others were left wondering if Cottrell believes he knows more about prayer than Christ?

A former member of the Synod, Dr. Chris Sugden, countered the Archbishop’s statement adding that those who grew up in abusive homes need to “rediscover the true nature of fatherhood through Christ.”

READ: ‘Our Father’ in Lord’s Prayer is ‘problematic’ for some, says Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell