“The tango can be dramatic but never pessimistic, because at the same time as it reflects torment and passion, it evokes nostalgia and hope. It is backbone, strength, character, an emotional, visceral dialogue that comes from afar, from ancient roots, and involves as much leading as being led, the tenderness and the responsibility to take care of the other. It has been written: “It gives a past to those who don’t have one and a future to those who don’t hope for one.” A good tango can make even silence dance.”

(Pope Francis, Hope: The Autobiography (2025), Chapter 8.)