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Vatican Finally Issues Response to Blasphemous Olympics Opening Ceremony

The Vatican has expressed its disapproval of the Paris Olympic Games’ opening ceremony, which‍ included a segment that many Christians found offensive. This part of the event featured a drag queen performance inspired by Leonardo da⁤ Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” alongside other provocative imagery. In a statement, the Vatican condemned the mockery of religious beliefs, emphasizing that while freedom ⁢of expression is crucial, it must be tempered by respect for others. A joint letter from global Catholic‍ leaders called for the International⁢ Olympic Committee ‌to apologize for what they described as a blatant mockery, highlighting the seriousness of ⁢the offense to over two billion Christians worldwide. The organizers have since claimed that there was no intention to disrespect any religious group. Critics perceive⁤ this incident as indicative ⁤of ⁤a broader ​cultural decline and an alarming trend towards the vilification of religious values.


More than a week after the Olympics launched a wave of disgust among Christians around the world, the Vatican has issued a statement criticizing the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Games.

The July 26 ceremony featured a drag queen-bedecked segment that mocked the iconic “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci. The event also included Satanic imagery and a pale horseman of the Apocalypse riding through Paris.

“The Holy See was saddened by certain scenes during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games and can only join the voices that have been raised in recent days to deplore the offense caused to many Christians and believers of other religions,” the Vatican statement said, according to Vatican News.

“At a prestigious event where the whole world comes together to common values, there should be no allusions ridiculing the religious convictions of many people,” the statement continued.

“Freedom of expression, which is obviously not called into question, finds its limit in respect for others,” the statement said, according to Newsweek.

After the segment was roundly attacked for making fun of Christians, Olympic officials tried to suggest that “The Last Supper” was not the inspiration for the drag queen event.

However, a statement issued before worldwide wrath descended on the Games told the real story, according to The Wrap.

“For the ‘Festivities’ segment, Thomas Jolly took inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting to create the setting,” the statement said.

“Clearly, there was never an intention to show disrespect towards any religious group or belief … [Jolly] is not the first artist to make a reference to what is a world-famous work of art. From Andy Warhol to ‘The Simpsons,’ many have done it before him,” the statement continued.

Last week, a global alliance of cardinals and bishops called upon the International Olympic Committee to “repudiate” and “apologize” for the “intentionally hateful mockery,” according to the Catholic News Agency.

“With shock, the world watched as the Summer Olympics in Paris opened with a grotesque and blasphemous depiction of the Last Supper,” the Catholic leaders wrote in an open letter to the IOC.

“It is hard to understand how the faith of over 2 billion people can be so casually and intentionally blasphemed,” the letter said.

“While it is hard to believe that such an intentionally hateful mockery of any other religion would be displayed on the world stage, this despicable action nonetheless threatens people of all faiths and of none, as it opens the door to those with power doing whatever they wish to people they do not like,” the letter continued.

“The Last Supper was the meal that Jesus of Nazareth d with his closest friends the night before he died for them, and for us. We pray that those who seek to harm others with their power, and those harmed, will imitate his self-sacrificial love, so that peace, decency and mutual respect may be restored in the world.”






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