The Lord’s prayer is spoken by the majority of the world’s 2.2billion Christians, and is cited by the bible as the way Jesus taught his disciples to pray.
However Pope Francis has argued the Italian – and indeed the English translation – go against the teachings of the church.
In the much-recited prayer, followers of the faith call on God to “lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”.
Speaking to Italian broadcasters, the Pope argued this was incorrect.He said: “It is not a good translation because it speaks of a God who induces temptation”
He added Christians in France had adapted the prayer to get around the issue.
Pope Francis said: “The French have modified the prayer to ‘do not let me fall into temptation’, because it is me who falls, not the Lord who tempts me to then see how I fall”. Express.
Many translators see the verse as referring to spiritual challenges.
This comes from a long-standing Catholic source prior to the Pope's announcement:
God does not tempt us to sin; but He permits us to be tempted to try our fidelity or punish our pride and to give us an opportunity of meriting rewards for ourselves by overcoming the temptations. God is much more than my specific adjectives of Him. He is Benevolent and He is our Father who corrects us so that we can live with Him forever in heaven. ALLELUIA!
