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Pope warns against populism and 'saviours' like Hitler
Yahoo News ^ | 1/22/2017 | No author given

Posted on 01/22/2017 1:19:30 AM PST by Lazamataz

Madrid (AFP) - Pope Francis warned against populism, saying it could lead to the election of "saviours" like 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.

"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.

"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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To: grey_whiskers
You know, for once, this picture is appropriate

Except he meant to spell "morons". Unless you know what "morans" are....

61 posted on 01/22/2017 7:42:07 AM PST by Rapscallion ( Equal justice is an American principle)
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To: Rapscallion
Except he meant to spell "morons". Unless you know what "morans" are....

Didn't you notice the name "Moran" in the third link?

62 posted on 01/22/2017 7:42:56 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: toddausauras
The globalists are tripling down, gonna get ugly folks.

Cornered animals always fight the hardest. Now is not the time to back down.

63 posted on 01/22/2017 8:10:41 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: central_va
"If the Catholic Church can overcome pedophilia..."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hardly. Decades of entrenched *HOMOSEXUAL* pedophilia against *THEIR OWN CHILDREN* isn't just "overcome."

Pope Francis kisses a figure of baby Jesus during a Midnight Mass of Christmas in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on December 25, 2016.

64 posted on 01/22/2017 8:20:49 AM PST by Mr. M.J.B.
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To: Lazamataz

Irony that a world supergovernment messianic Pope would be worried about a “ local Hitler”....


65 posted on 01/22/2017 9:57:00 AM PST by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: Lazamataz

Let’s talk about the Church and the Ustashe in Croatia, Padre.


66 posted on 01/22/2017 9:58:17 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: SkyPilot

The h nmost shallow idiotic Pope ever. Makes morality out of his a$$, never mentions scriptures. This Pope is an uneducated moron, a narcissistic politician.


67 posted on 01/22/2017 9:59:09 AM PST by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: Mr. M.J.B.

Comet Pizza pedophile ring Pope?

The ring is known in France


68 posted on 01/22/2017 10:00:38 AM PST by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: Bullish

Why is the Pope concerned about this? The papal magesterium already has the rat-lines developed, like they did after WWII to move nazi leaders to south America.


69 posted on 01/22/2017 10:17:45 AM PST by Texas Songwriter (proawaki)
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To: Lazamataz

Notice how Bergoglio worked in “I can do it”?

That was one of Hillary’s slams against Trump. Saying “I can do it” was supposed to mean Trump was a fascist authoritarian who would trample on the Constitution.


70 posted on 01/24/2017 1:27:28 PM PST by Arthur McGowan (https://youtu.be/IYUYya6bPGw)
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To: Eleutheria5

Not a problem. Papal Infallibity is something that doesn’t happen even once a century.


71 posted on 01/24/2017 1:29:35 PM PST by Arthur McGowan (https://youtu.be/IYUYya6bPGw)
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To: Lazamataz

I am so glad it’s obvious to others that this Pope is a sock puppet for Soros, Pelosi, the UN, etc. He constantly parrots their phrases, and right on schedule.


72 posted on 01/24/2017 1:32:03 PM PST by Arthur McGowan (https://youtu.be/IYUYya6bPGw)
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