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    Pope Francis Suggests Changing The Words To The 'Lord's Prayer'

    The phrase "lead us not into temptation" isn't right, the pontiff says, because "a father does not do this." France's Catholic Church has changed the phrase in its version of the Lord's Prayer.
    by Laurel Wamsley Dec 08, 2017 2 minutes
    In an interview this week, Pope Francis criticized the phrasing about temptation in the Lord's Prayer. The pontiff is pictured here at the Vatican in April.

    Pope Francis isn't pleased with the words to the Lord's Prayer — specifically, the part about temptation.

    In an interview with an Italian TV network, the pontiff said that the current language of the Our Father prayer "is not a good translation."

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