Who has the authority to change the wording of the Lord's Prayer in the Catholic Church in the United States?
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To answer your three questions concisely:
• Can the pope mandate such a change, worldwide?
He can, based on what was done with the significant changes to the English language versions of the Liturgy in 2011. Be aware that it usually takes a lot of staff effort by the various bishops, cardinals, et al in the Vatican.
In 2002, Saint John Paul II introduced a new edition of the Missale Romanum (editio typica tertia, the "third typical edition" [since the Second Vatican Council]) for use in the Church. Soon after, the complex work of translating the text into English began.
As the Church in the United States introduced the new edition of the Missal in late 2011, so too did much of the English-speaking world.
Most changes like this involve consultation as a preliminary step. One thing I've noticed about the Catholic Church is that the movement rate of change is "slow" to "slower."
• Can the pope mandate a specific change in wording to all English versions, regardless of country?
The answer to that is the same as the first question, which brings us to ...
• Barring a direct mandate from the pope, who would take action to modify the wording for the United States? A group within the US, or a broader group?
The group who need to be on board with and implement any change is the USCCB: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. It is hard to envision the USCCB acting in such a way without first getting instructions or guidance from the Pope.
It is well to recall that the organization chart for the Catholic Church is pretty flat: the pope is at the top, and the next rung down is "all of the Catholic Bishops in the world." (Over 2000 last I checked).
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The Pope is the ultimate authority on this. The reason for the change is due to a misleading translation of a translation.
To be a good Catholic, if the Pope says so, follow his lead.
If the church in the United States is refusing to change, it is technically heresy. But that hasn't stopped them in the past.
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