Olympic ceremony's 'Last Supper' sketch never meant to disrespect – Paris 2024
Olympic ceremony's 'Last Supper' sketch never meant to disrespect – Paris 2024
Paris 2024 organizers apologized on Sunday, July 28, to Catholics and other Christian groups angered by a kitsch tableau in the Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo Da Vinci's famous 'The Last Supper' painting.
The segment, which resembled the biblical scene of Jesus Christ and his apostles sharing a last meal before crucifixion and featured drag queens, a transgender model and a naked singer made up as the Greek god of wine Dionysus, drew dismay from the Catholic Church and the religious right in America.
France, while proud of its rich Catholic heritage, also has a long tradition of secularism and anti-clericalism.
Blasphemy is not only legal, but also considered by many as an essential pillar of freedom of speech.
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Paris 2024 organizers apologized on Sunday, July 28, to Catholics and other Christian groups angered by a kitsch tableau in the Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo Da Vinci's famous 'The Last Supper' painting.
The segment, which resembled the biblical scene of Jesus Christ and his apostles sharing a last meal before crucifixion and featured drag queens, a transgender model and a naked singer made up as the Greek god of wine Dionysus, drew dismay from the Catholic Church and the religious right in America.
France, while proud of its rich Catholic heritage, also has a long tradition of secularism and anti-clericalism.
Blasphemy is not only legal, but also considered by many as an essential pillar of freedom of speech.
REUTERS VIDEO
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00:00Clearly, there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group.
00:09On the contrary, I think that Majolais really tried to celebrate community tolerance.
00:16That was his word yesterday, and looking at the result of the polls that we shared, we
00:21believe that this ambition was achieved.
00:25If people have taken any offense, we are, of course, really, really sorry.
00:31It was a ceremony like no other, and those are games like no other.
00:35I think that our hosts, it's easy for me to say, and we should all be grateful and thankful,
00:41they have put together a vision for these games, which is unprecedented.
00:46It's an incredible vision for games.
00:49We're trying to showcase that in the best possible way.