Pope Francis warns against populism, citing Hitler

Pope Francis has warned against a rise in populism and the dangers of allowing political crises to usher in dictators like Hitler.

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…