Pope wants to change words to Lord's Prayer

Pope Francis says the Roman Catholic Church should change its translation of the Lord's Prayer.

In a TV interview Wednesday, he said the phrase "lead us not into temptation" should instead be "do not let us fall into temptation."

The pope said the current version of the most well-known Christian prayer speaks of a God who induces temptation, according to The Guardian.

“That is not a good translation, because it speaks of a God who induces temptation,” the pope told TV2000 channel. “A father doesn’t do that, a father helps you to get up immediately. It’s Satan who leads us into temptation, that’s his department.”

The pope said the Catholic church in France uses the phrase “do not let us fall into temptation” instead.

The pope’s biographer said he was not aware of any to change the translation in the English-speaking world.

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