{"id":43378,"date":"2024-07-27T20:21:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T20:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/french-catholic-church-criticizes-last-supper-parody-at-olympic-games-ceremony"},"modified":"2024-07-27T20:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T20:37:06","slug":"french-catholic-church-criticizes-last-supper-parody-at-olympic-games-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/french-catholic-church-criticizes-last-supper-parody-at-olympic-games-ceremony","title":{"rendered":"French Catholic Church criticizes Last Supper parody at Olympic Games ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Bishops&#8217; Conference of France on Saturday criticized the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games for the reenactment of Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s The Last Supper by drag queens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ceremony unfortunately included scenes in which Christianity was mocked and ridiculed, which we deeply regret,\u201d the religious organization said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank the members of other religious denominations who have expressed their solidarity with us. This morning we think of all Christians on all continents who have been hurt by the exaggeration and provocation of some scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bishops&#8217; Conference, however, said the organizing committee for the 2024 games \u201coffered the world wonderful moments of beauty, joy and emotion last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The parody had also caused criticism on social networks beyond the Catholic Church. Reactions ranged from \u201cprovocation\u201d and \u201canti-Christian\u201d to \u201cdisrespectful\u201d and \u201cblasphemous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Robert Barron of Minnesota, US called on Catholics to \u201cmake their voices heard\u201d in response to what he called \u201cthe gross mockery of the Last Supper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Lesotho Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. The Bishops&#8217; Conference of France on Saturday criticized the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games for the reenactment of Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s The Last Supper by drag queens. \u201cThis ceremony unfortunately included scenes in which Christianity was mocked and ridiculed, which we deeply regret,\u201d the religious organization said in a statement. 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