Francis’ real target in attack on populism John L. Allen Jr., CRUX Thursday, August 15, 2019 Pope Francis’ recent attacks on populism, calling some of the language he’s hearing similar to the Nazi rallies of the 1930s, was probably not meant as a comment on President Trump, but on the current European turn towards nationalism. © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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Francis’ real target in attack on populism
John L. Allen Jr., CRUX
Thursday, August 15, 2019