O The Vatican argued that “at a prestigious event in which the entire world comes together to share common values, there should be no ridiculous allusions to religion”, referring to some scenes at the ceremony in which the Last Supper appeared to be represented in a parody form.
“The Holy See, saddened by some scenes at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, cannot fail to join the voices that have been raised in recent days to deplore the offence caused to many Christians and believers of other religions,” the statement read.
“Freedom of expression, which is clearly not questioned, is only limited by respect for others,” the Vatican claims.
French bishops and other members of the Catholic Church have criticised some of the performances at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, specifically one entitled “Feast” which appeared to be a recreation of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper, featuring drag queens, a trans model and the nearly nude singer Philippe Katerine, and which also featured attributes of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and feasting.
Turkey’s President, Islamist Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had already called on Pope Francis to express a position on this scene, encouraging him to join him and raise his voice against acts that, in his opinion, “ridicule moral and religious values ​​and trample on human values.”
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