On Saturday 3 August, 2024, the Vatican said, it “deplored the offense” to Christian by the Olympic Games Paris 2024 opening ceremony, a scene of which evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” and featured drag queens.
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According to apnews.com:
A week after a storm of criticism erupted around the event, the Holy See issued a statement in French that it was “saddened by certain scenes at the opening ceremony” and joined those who had been offended.
“At a prestigious event where the whole world comes together to share common values, there should be no ridiculous allusions to religion,” it said.
To critics, the scene during the July 26 ceremony evoked Jesus and his apostles in Da Vinci’s famous painting. It featured DJ and producer Barbara Butch — an LGBTQ+ icon — wearing a silver headdress that looked like a halo while flanked by drag artists and dancers. France’s Catholic bishops said it made a mockery of Christianity.
