Pope Francis warns against electing right-wing populists: Hitler did not steal power

[deminks]

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Pope Francis on Saturday warned against populism, saying it could lead to the election of "saviours" like Adolf Hitler.

In an hour-long interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais conducted as Donald Trump was being sworn in as US president, the pontiff also condemned the idea of using walls and barbed wire to keep out foreigners, among them refugees and migrants. "Of course crises provoke fears and worries," he said, but added that for him "the example of populism in the European sense of the word is Germany in 1933".

The pope added: "Germany ... was looking for a leader, someone who would give her back her identity and there was a little man named Adolf Hitler who said 'I can do it'." "Hitler did not steal power," the pope said. "He was elected by his people and then he destroyed his people." The Germans at that time also wanted to protect themselves with "walls and barbed wire so that others cannot take away their identity", he said.

"The case of Germany is classic," he said, adding that Hitler gave them a "deformed identity and we know what it produced." Pope Francis however underscored that it was too early to pass judgement on Trump.

"Let's see. Let's see what he does and then we will evaluate," he said.

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I have a problem with the wait and see crowd. How many have to die or be maimed before you have had enough? I like this Pope for the most part, not everything. We cannot wait and see. The orange menace is NOT GOING TO PIVOT.

[Cha]

1. Right.. the suckers voted him in

[gordianot]

2. He does pivot slightly when he perceives his message is raising too many doubts.

Trump is so irrational any conciliatory gesture is grasped on as a sign maybe he is not that dangerous. Make no mistake Trump is that dangerous.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

3. Schicklgruber was a Catholic.

[rpannier]

4. He was a smuch a Catholic as Reagan was a Democrat by 60

Hitler had ceased to go to church
The only time he went to church in his adult life was when he was interested in a woman who rejected him
He stopped going

[Vermijelli]

5. Hitler did steal power

He was not elected.

[LeftInTX]

9. Yes

He was appointed chancellor by Pres. Hindenberg in 1933. As chancellor Hitler went on a power grab. (Kind of like Tea Party Republicans in congress) Hindenberg was old. He died in 1934. Hitler took over.

[dlk]

6. Now He Speaks Out?

This is the same pope who said, during the election, women will never be priests, tacitly undermining Hillary Clinton. Now, he's concerned about Tump?

[uponit7771]

7. What he's said already is PART of what he has already done... he's not just a grifting CEO anymore

[trotsky]

8. It's true, Hitler had help. Did Pope Photo-Op mention his church's role in that?