Pope Francis: Not God, but Satan tempts people ! German bishops affirm: No re-translation of Our LORD'S PRAYER....

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German bishops affirm: No re-translation of Our  LORD'S  PRAYER....
 Updated on January 25, 2018, 16:41

The Lord's Prayer remains unchanged....

German bishops oppose a change, as desired by Pope Francis.

The Catholic bishops in Germany have spoken out against a new version of the translation of Our Lord's Prayer recently criticized by the Pope.

After a discussion, they came to the opinion that the existing translation should be maintained, said the German Bishops' Conference on Thursday. "The request of Pope Francis accordingly" but should be increasingly set to clarify the background of the Lord's Prayer request in talks, discussions and texts.
Pope: Not God, but Satan tempts people !

The discussion is about the prayer request "And do not tempt us". Pope Francis had said in an interview in early December that it was not God, but Satan, who tempted man.

The translation "Let me not be tempted" would therefore be better. The chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, had already made it clear that he sees no need for change.