The 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Unless you’ve been with Gilligan on a deserted island, you’ve heard of the controversial Paris Olympic Opening Ceremonies. Here’s how the New York Times described the event.
A performance during the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony on Friday has drawn criticism from church leaders and conservative politicians for a perceived likeness to Leonardo da Vinci’s depiction of a biblical scene in “The Last Supper,” with some calling it a “mockery” of Christianity. In the performance broadcast during the ceremony, a woman wearing a silver, halo-like headdress stood at the center of a long table, with drag queens posing on either side of her. Later, at the same table, a giant cloche lifted, revealing a man, nearly naked and painted blue, on a dinner plate surrounded by fruit. He broke into a song as, behind him, the drag queens danced.
Condemnations
Here are links to some responses by Christians:
Disappointed and Saddened by the Opening of the 2024 Olympics by Pastor Kevin Carson. Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony a ‘Clear Mockery’ of Last Supper by Bishop Robert Barron. Speaker Johnson Blasts Olympics for Mocking Christians, Last Supper at The Hill. A Mockery of the Christian Faith: Believers Outraged by
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