Olympic officials apologise amid mockery of biblical Last Supper

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The Paris Olympics committee have released an apology to those offended by a scene that mirrored Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper during the 2024 opening ceremony.

Da Vinci’s painting shows the moment when Jesus Christ declared that an apostle would betray him.

The scene displayed on Friday, July 27 at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony featured DJ and producer Barbara Butch – an LGBTQ+ icon – surrounded by drag artists and performers.

French actor Philippe Katerine appearing as the Greek god Dionysus. Photo: The Australian.

The scene received global condemnation from religious communities worldwide.

Australian journalist Carla Efstratiou was among the angered who criticised the controversial interpretation as a “sign [that] the West has officially fallen.”

Ms Efstratiou took to social media to express her disdain toward the “mockery of Christianity.”

In response to this controversy, the opening ceremony’s artistic director Thomas Jolly said, “My wish isn’t to be subversive, nor to mock or to shock… I wanted to send a message of love, a message of inclusion and not at all to divide.”

Source: Daily Mail.

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