Catholic leaders join French bishops in condemning Last Supper scene at Paris Olympics opening

Michie · Jul 27, 2024

Bishops and prominent prelates from around the world have joined the French Bishops’ Conference and U.S. bishops in criticizing the Paris Olympics opening ceremony held on July 26 for its depiction of the Last Supper, calling it a deeply deplorable derision of Christianity.

The controversial scene, part of the 1.5 billion euros (about $1.62 billion) spectacle to kick off the 2024 Summer Olympics in a rain-soaked French capital on Friday, featured drag queens portraying the apostles and an overweight DJ as Jesus in what appeared to be a part of a fashion show — apparently mocking Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting.

The official Olympics Twitter accountdescribed part of the scene as depicting “the Greek God Dionysus“ making people “aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings.“

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Catholic leaders join French bishops in condemning Last Supper scene

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics has sparked global controversy among Catholic leaders for its parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

AlexB23 · Jul 27, 2024

Michie said:
Bishops and prominent prelates from around the world have joined the French Bishops’ Conference and U.S. bishops in criticizing the Paris Olympics opening ceremony held on July 26 for its depiction of the Last Supper, calling it a deeply deplorable derision of Christianity.

The controversial scene, part of the 1.5 billion euros (about $1.62 billion) spectacle to kick off the 2024 Summer Olympics in a rain-soaked French capital on Friday, featured drag queens portraying the apostles and an overweight DJ as Jesus in what appeared to be a part of a fashion show — apparently mocking Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting.

The official Olympics Twitter accountdescribed part of the scene as depicting “the Greek God Dionysus“ making people “aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings.“

Continued below.

Catholic leaders join French bishops in condemning Last Supper scene

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics has sparked global controversy among Catholic leaders for its parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

$1.62 billion is a waste of money, and that opening ceremony was demonic. Glad I did not watch this. Drag is the devil's work. It is good that the French Bishops denounced this evil agenda being promoted by the Olympics.

Michie · Jul 28, 2024

Catholics, Others Respond to Mockery of Last Supper at Paris Olympics

Bishop Barron said the blasphemous act was emblematic of a "deeply secularist postmodern society" that identifies Christianity as its enemy.

www.ncregister.com

AlexB23 · Jul 28, 2024

Michie said:
Catholics, Others Respond to Mockery of Last Supper at Paris Olympics

Bishop Barron said the blasphemous act was emblematic of a "deeply secularist postmodern society" that identifies Christianity as its enemy.

www.ncregister.com

God bless Bishop Barron for speaking out against this.

joymercy · Jul 28, 2024

The Olympic Dionysus table appeared to have had many more people behind it than the 12 that were at the last supper in da vinci's painting.

Here are the 12 with Jesus:

The Olympic Dionysus image was with many more than 12, is that correct?

See a google search to find image, as I will not post it here.

I am thinking that this was meant to trip up people, and to create drama and attention and world wide dialogue, which would garner Thomas Jolly much attention, and possibly more jobs, work or being commissioned to create more "Art."

joymercy · Jul 28, 2024

I want to spend more time in prayer, than to drum up outrage over this guy and give him more attention and time.

lets not give him what he wants

Michie · Jul 29, 2024

Olympics’ Catholic Delegate: Anti-Christian Mockery Excluded People When It Should Have Brought Them Together

Bishop Emmanuel Gobilliard told the Register the promoters of the blasphemous parody of the Last Supper showed their lack of courage in targeting Christians, but hopes this will not mar popular enthusiasm surrounding the athletic competition.

www.ncregister.com

RileyG · Jul 29, 2024

AlexB23 said:
$1.62 billion is a waste of money, and that opening ceremony was demonic. Glad I did not watch this. Drag is the devil's work. It is good that the French Bishops denounced this evil agenda being promoted by the Olympics.

Amen. May all the French saints in heaven pray to God for their once faithful country.

AlexB23 · Jul 29, 2024

RileyG said:
Amen. May all the French saints in heaven pray to God for their once faithful country.

Amen, may the saints pray for France, and for a more centrist society as the world had 20 years ago.

RileyG · Jul 29, 2024

AlexB23 said:
Amen, may the saints pray for France, and for a more centrist society as the world had 20 years ago.

Even before that. We could go back 60 or 70 years when everyone was kinder, the air was cleaner, and people kept their sex lives inside the bedroom only. Christianity was booming then.

AlexB23 · Jul 29, 2024

RileyG said:
Even before that. We could go back 60 or 70 years when everyone was kinder, the air was cleaner, and people kept their sex lives inside the bedroom only. Christianity was booming then.

True, or at least 50 years ago, where racism was on the decline, but wokeness was not a thing, and sex lives were indoors. The air was a lot better in many areas, especially in cities, except form certain cities with high smog levels.

RileyG · Jul 29, 2024

AlexB23 said:
True, or at least 50 years ago, where racism was on the decline, but wokeness was not a thing, and sex lives were indoors. The air was a lot better in many areas, especially in cities, except form certain cities with high smog levels.

Well...that's true racism was probably worse. There is no perfect era.

AlexB23 · Jul 29, 2024

RileyG said:
Well...that's true racism was probably worse. There is no perfect era.

Correct, but there was an era halfway in between, say not 60 years ago, but also not 0 years ago. Maybe the 1970s-2000s were a happy medium.

RileyG · Jul 29, 2024

AlexB23 said:
Correct, but there was an era halfway in between, say not 60 years ago, but also not 0 years ago. Maybe the 1970s-2000s were a happy medium.

Quite frankly, I wouldn't know since I wasn't born until the mid 90s. Maybe it was?

AlexB23 · Jul 29, 2024

RileyG said:
Quite frankly, I wouldn't know since I wasn't born until the mid 90s. Maybe it was?

Probably, I was born in '99, and remember the 2000s had less woke stuff compared to the later part of the 2010s and 2020s.

RileyG · Jul 29, 2024

AlexB23 said:
Probably, I was born in '99, and remember the 2000s had less woke stuff compared to the later part of the 2010s and 2020s.

Yup. It will get worse and worse until Christ returns. That's just how it is.

AlexB23 · Jul 29, 2024

RileyG said:
Yup. It will get worse and worse until Christ returns. That's just how it is.

Yeah, we are near the Great Tribulation.

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