Why Pope Francis likes the French view of temptation
IN THE world of conservative Catholics, bent on proving that the current pontiff is a theologically dubious innovator, it feels as though Pope Francis has just given them a fresh ammunition. According to newspaper reports in many countries, the Argentine pontiff has just changed the Lord’s Prayer, the supplication beginning with the words “Our Father” which was taught by Jesus Christ and is used by just about all his followers.
He explained: “It is not a good translation because it speaks of a God who induces temptation… I am the one who falls. It is not Him pushing me into temptation to then see how far I have fallen. A father doesn’t do that, a father helps you to get up immediately. It is Satan who leads us into temptation, that’s his department.”
The Catholic prelates of Germany, and of England and Wales, considered the matter and decided to let their existing versions stand. The latest development, prompting the recent headlines, is that Italy’s bishops, in consultation with the Holy See, have given final approval to an Italian version which reflects the pontiff’s thinking and will be used in a forthcoming Missal or prayer-book.
There is no doubt that “lead us not into temptation” is a pretty accurate rendering of the early Greek texts from which later Bibles have been translated. “Do not bring us into temptation” might be even closer. In fact, the word whose rendering needs careful thought is not the verb but the noun, peirasmos, the term which is usually translated as “temptation”.
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