Vatican break silence over Paris Olympics ‘Last Supper’ mockery and expresses disappointment
Vatican joins ever-growing protest against the supposed mockery of Last Supper made at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
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Vatican and River Seine (image courtesy: X)
The Olympics 2024 opening raised a lot of eyebrows as followers and eminent personalities around the globe pointed out that things had gone horribly wrong with the Summer Games committee trying to enact a mockery of everything divine. With scenes that looked close enough to iconic Christian symbolisms, there were ample hate comments from all across the planet.
The Holy See is saddened by some scenes of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games and cannot but join the voices that have been raised in recent days to deplore the offense done to many Christians and believers of other religions. In a prestigious event where the whole world comes together around common values, there should be no allusions that ridicule the religious convictions of many people. Freedom of expression, which is obviously not called into question, finds its limit in respect for others.The statement posted by the Holy See in French said
During the much-talked-about opening ceremony, a group dance which saw 18 drag performers participating, portrayed a scene that was at the table on a boat in the River Seine with the Eiffel Tower looking down. At the center of the act, there was a woman in a low-cut dress who was wearing a large silver headcloth which alluded to the halo behind Jesus’ head in the iconic painting.
In what has been a contrary response to the outrage, the French authorities had pointed out that it wasn’t a mockery of the Christian beliefs but a simple nod to Dionysus, who was the Greek god of pleasure and wine, pointing to the ancient roots of the Summer Games.
A glance at the latest day of the Paris Olympics 2024
The latest day in the Paris Olympics saw quite a few iconic medal events. The day started with the Men’s 100m Butterfly final in swimming where Kristof Milak clinched Gold while being followed by Canada’s Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun in the second and the third place respectively.
Other medal events saw the 4×400 relay mixed final and the Women’s 200m Individual Medley final. There were a handful of athletic medal events too which saw the Women’s 100m final taking place succeeded by the Men’s Decathlon 1500m.
Amidst the flurry of the iconic performances, Indians also took centerstage as they powered home to a stunning victory over Great Britain in the Men’s Hockey quarter-finals while Lakshya Sen put up a stunning show against Viktor Axelsen to only lose out in what was a very tight affair between the two superstars.
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