"Hitler didn't steal power. He was elected by his people" Pope warns against populist leaders coming to power
"Crises provoke fear, alarm. In my opinion, the most common example of European populism is Germany in 1933...A people that was immersed in a crisis, that looked for its identity until this charismatic leader came and promised to give their identity back, and he gave them a distorted identity, and we all know what happened," he said in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Pais.
"Hitler did not steal power," the Pope said. "He was elected by his people and then he
destroyed his people."
"In times of crisis, we lack judgment, and that is a constant reference for me... That is why I always try to say: talk among yourselves, talk to one another," he added.
"In times of crisis, we lack judgment, and that is a constant reference for me... That is why I always try to say: talk among yourselves, talk to one another," he added.
Pope
Francis was talking to the
newspaper as Donald Trump was sworn it as the new US president in
Washington,
DC. The Pontiff said he would not jump to
conclusions on Trump, whom some critic say has authoritarian leanings,
but will instead observe his actions before passing judgment.
“We will see how he acts, what he
does, and then I will have an opinion. But being afraid or rejoicing beforehand
because of something that might happen is, in my view, quite unwise. It would
be like prophets predicting calamities"
"Some political observers say the term ‘populist’ is often used to brand counter-establishment political forces as irrelevant and dangerous
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