Pope Francis has changed the Lord's Prayer after criticising the English translation for implying that God - not Satan - leads people into temptation.
Pope Francis changes Lord’s prayer, criticizing ‘Lead us not into temptation’ line
STEPANAKERT, JUNE 6, ARTSAKHPRESS: Francis approved an alteration the line “lead us not into temptation' which now reads 'do not let us fall into temptation”, which is closer to the French translation, the Daily Mail reports.
Speaking about the change back in 2017, Francis said: 'It's Satan who leads us into temptation, that's his department.'
The English version of the prayer is derived from the Greek translation.
Pope changes Lord’s prayer, criticizing ‘Lead us not into temptation’ line
Pope Francis has changed the Lord's Prayer after criticising the English translation for implying that God - not Satan - leads people into temptation.
Francis approved an alteration the line 'lead us not into temptation' which now reads 'do not let us fall into temptation', which is closer to the French translation.
The English version of the prayer is derived from the Greek translation.