Francis seems to be dismayed by what he calls "populism." Yet, if you think about it, he is the one who is acting like a "populist." He is the one who loves to speak of the cuff, who encourages young people to go home and create havoc in their dioceses and parishes, who loves to go against protocol. He likes to be seen as the "people's pope". 
He sees this as being led by the Spirit. And I get that. But how does he know that those "populists" are not lead by the Spirit?