he also likes the 'immoral' dance of tango! How times have changed, especially in regards to how the Catholic world views Argentine tango! On January 16, 1914 Pope Cardinal Basillo Pompili denounced Tango as the 'New Paganism'. Referring to the growing popularity of tango in Europe, he urges in a pastoral letter to his clergy to courageously raise their voices "in defending the sanctity of Christian usages against the dangers threatening and the overwhelming immorality of the new paganism... The tango, which has already been condemned by illustrious Bishops, and is prohibited even in Protestant countries, must be absolutely prohibited in the seat of the Roman Pontiff, the centre of the Catholic religion." Fast forward a hundred years - and now tango has being used to celebrate the Pope's birthday! Not surprisingly my reaction from reading the following News Flash today was both one of delight and bemusement!
Here is footage of the Pope's 'Birthday Tango'... |
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