‘In times of crisis, we lack judgement’
The following article by Samuel Osborne was posted on The Independent website January 22, 2017:
He made the comments to Spanish newspaper El Pais as Donald Trump was being sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.
During the interview, the pontiff condemned the use of walls and barbed wire to keep out foreigners, but said it was too early to judge Mr Trump, saying: “I think we must wait and see.”
When asked if he worries about the rise of populism in the United States and Europe, he said people should not repeat the same mistakes as in the 1930s, when they turned to “saviours” to resolve economic and political crises only to end up at war. Continue reading “Pope Francis warns against rise of populist leaders ‘like Hitler’ as Donald Trump sworn in as President”