Olympics opening ceremony 'Last Supper' parody sparks anger among Catholics, conservatives

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Published 2024-07-27
A parody of Leonardo da Vinci's famous fresco 'The Last Supper' featuring drag queens in the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris has sparked fury among some Catholic clergy and far-right politicians, while supporters praised its message of tolerance. The deputy prime minister of Italy, Matteo Salvini, who also leads the right-wing anti-migrant League party,  slammed the performance as “squalid” on social media on Saturday, reports FRANCE 24’s Seema Gupta.
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All Comments (21)
  • @Ganesh_Sh
    I thought Olympics was an athletic event, not a 🤡 show
  • @DamienThimons-rv1wj
    It wasn't offensive to just Catholics and conservatives. It was insulting and offensive to the entire world.
  • @scorpio7241
    This should not have been allowed to happen I’m totally insulted 🇮🇪😡🇫🇷
  • @gwijotube
    Very disappointing. Worst Opening ceremony of all time. Well done France
  • @joshway5599
    It doesnt take a "FAR RIGHT" mentality to see how utterly immature, short sighted, and completely INSANE this was!
  • @cookiesyummyful
    You don't have to be religious to understand this is just not right
  • @nr12345
    Millions ? Billions of Christians. Why downplay the math.
  • @DuchessandDori
    They said diversity, but they only showed LGBTQ and a few people with disabilities (as they should be included and represented). That's it. In the name of diversity, they also banned French athletes from wearing the hijab and now they made fun of the Last Supper.
  • @ism8144
    Shouldn't the Olympics be about athletes and therefore represented by athletes?
  • @carenwebb9044
    Its not parody its mocking and offensive to Christians and Catholics
  • @gulag_sender2123
    Dude I’m not even religious and even I found that offensive and repulsive
  • @isobar5857
    Wont watch the games now...they have crossed the line.
  • @dkingison
    I have atheist and agnostic friends who are disgusted with this, so it's not just Christians. France, what were you thinking?
  • @wl2977
    Even the Chinese people feel it's inappropriate. They think some of the performance are controversial and not family friendly.
  • @Vcdvd
    Playing with fire 🔥 this was mocking our religion