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| Pope Francis warns against rise in populism | Pope Francis warns against rise in populism |
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| Pope Francis has warned against a rise in populism and the dangers of allowing political crises to usher in dictators like Hitler. | Pope Francis has warned against a rise in populism and the dangers of allowing political crises to usher in dictators like Hitler. |
| He made the comments as Donald Trump was being sworn-in as US president in a wide-ranging interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais. | He made the comments as Donald Trump was being sworn-in as US president in a wide-ranging interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais. |
| The Pope condemned the use of walls and barbed-wire to keep foreigners out. | The Pope condemned the use of walls and barbed-wire to keep foreigners out. |
| But he said it was too early to judge the new US leader, saying "we'll see what Trump does". | But he said it was too early to judge the new US leader, saying "we'll see what Trump does". |
| Mr Trump has caused controversy with his comments on Mexican immigrants and his plans for a wall to keep them out. | Mr Trump has caused controversy with his comments on Mexican immigrants and his plans for a wall to keep them out. |
| Asked if he was worried about the rise of populism in Europe and the US, the Pope said: "Crises provoke fear, alarm. In my opinion, the most obvious example of European populism is Germany in 1933. | Asked if he was worried about the rise of populism in Europe and the US, the Pope said: "Crises provoke fear, alarm. In my opinion, the most obvious example of European populism is Germany in 1933. |
| "Germany is broken, it needs to get up, to find its identity, a leader, someone capable of restoring its character, and there is a young man named Adolf Hitler who says: "I can, I can". | "Germany is broken, it needs to get up, to find its identity, a leader, someone capable of restoring its character, and there is a young man named Adolf Hitler who says: "I can, I can". |
| "And all Germans vote for Hitler. Hitler didn't steal the power, his people voted for him, and then he destroyed his people." | "And all Germans vote for Hitler. Hitler didn't steal the power, his people voted for him, and then he destroyed his people." |
| On Mr Trump, the Pope said he would "wait and see". | On Mr Trump, the Pope said he would "wait and see". |
| "I don't like to get ahead of myself nor judge people prematurely. We will see how he acts, what he does, and then I will have an opinion," he added. | "I don't like to get ahead of myself nor judge people prematurely. We will see how he acts, what he does, and then I will have an opinion," he added. |
| The pair publicly disagreed during the presidential campaign, with Pope Francis appearing to question Mr Trump's Christian faith over his plans to build a border wall with Mexico. |