“Late into the opening ceremony of the Paris Summer Olympics Friday night, cameras cut to a long table overlooking the Seine River filled with drag stars made to resemble Jesus and the 12 apostles the night before his crucifixion in Da Vinci’s fresco masterpiece “The Last Supper,” Forbes Magazine noted.
It has been an outrage that has blasted across the Internet because of its overt derision and blasphemy toward Christianity.
Robert Barron, the head of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota, who is also a viral influencer said, “What do I see but this gross mockery of the Last Supper.” He suggested that the left is actively hostile toward religion and said, “I think, folks, what’s interesting here is this deeply secularist, postmodern society knows who its enemy is. They’re naming it. And we should believe them.”
In the face of the disdain heaped upon religion, he said, “Christians should always resist evil, and I think we have indeed become too weak in the face of our cultural antagonists. Jesus’ command to turn the other cheek is by no means equivalent to passivity.”
Forbes catalogued others who had weighed in with shock on this mockery. “CNN host Piers Morgan posting: ‘Would they have mocked any other religion like this? Appalling decision.’”
“Billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner Elon Musk called the parody ‘extremely disrespectful to Christians’.
“On Saturday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., blasted the scene, calling it ‘shocking and insulting to Christian people around the world…’Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker—who sparked controversy by suggesting women should focus on being mothers —called the parody ‘crazy’ in a story on Instagram.
“The parody also drew backlash from conservative commentators, with one arguing the scene was a message to Christians that they are ‘NOT WELCOME,’ and another claiming the Olympics have ‘gone full Woke dystopian.’
“Dinesh D’Souza called the ‘Last Supper’ parody “blasphemous,” saying: ‘Outrageous and disrespectful doesn’t begin to cover it.’”
The Olympic organizing committee of Paris has apologized to Catholics and other Christian groups, but excused themselves with this tone-deaf reply, “Clearly there was no intention to show disrespect to any religious group.”
To most, that wasn’t so clear.
Ethan PhillipsAugust 1, 2024
The actress at the center of the table put on her social media that she was portraying "Olympic Jesus". They knew and planned it that way. The rest of the program was about a feast, aka, orgy, so it was reprehensible on all levels.
Gale E PhillipsAugust 1, 2024
The playbill said it was about the Last Supper. Yes, Dionysis was included because it was also about a Bacchanalia, which was basically an orgy. So they superimposed the Last Supper within the orgy. I have heard many dismissing that it was the Last Supper because the Olympics tried to deny it at first, then half-heartedly admitted it, even though it was on the playbill that it was the Last Supper and the actress admitted on social media that they knew they were doing the Last Supper. Those who think they didn't know what they were doing are letting them gaslight them.Some, even Christians, excused it by saying it was about Dionysis and a Bacchanalia. How the rationale works that presenting an orgy as a good defense against a presumed "fake" mockery of the Savior and the Last Supper is incomprehensible, Christian or not.