In this combination of photos, Pope Francis, left, arrives for an audience with members of Roman Universities and Pontifical Institutions at the Vatican on Feb. 25, 2023, and BBC sportscaster Gary Lineker attends the GQ Men of The Year Awards, at the Tate Modern, in London, on Sept. 1, 2021. In recent days, Pope Francis compared Nicaragua’s repression of Catholics to Hitler’s rule in Germany, while in Britain, Lineker was briefly suspended for likening the nation’s asylum policy to 1930s Germany. For Holocaust and anti-Nazi scholars and organizations, the two sentiments were understandable — but concerning. (AP Photo/Files) 
British soccer broadcaster Gary Lineker returns home after walking his dog, in London, Monday March 13, 2023. Lineker will return to airwaves after the BBC reversed the former soccer great’s suspension on Monday following a post on Twitter that had criticized the British government’s new asylum policy. (James Manning/PA via AP)
‘Nazi’ references: BBC sportscaster’s tweet revives debate
