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Paris Olympics organisers apologise to Christians for Last Supper parody
The Guardian ^ | Sun 28 Jul 2024 | Angela Giuffrida

Posted on 07/28/2024 10:01:00 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

The organising committee of Paris 2024 has apologised to Catholics and other Christian groups who were outraged by a scene during the opening ceremony that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper painting with drag queens, a transgender model and a singer made up as the Greek god of wine.

The parody of the biblical scene, performed against the backdrop of the River Seine, was intended to interpret Dionysus and raise awareness “of the absurdity of violence between human beings”, organisers wrote on X.

The committee was forced to apologise after the performance caused outrage among Catholics, Christian groups and conservative politicians around the world.

“Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. [The opening ceremony] tried to celebrate community tolerance,” the Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps told a press conference. “We believe this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offence we are really sorry.”

France has a rich Catholic heritage but also has a long tradition of secularism and anti-clericalism. Blasphemy is legal and considered by many to be an essential pillar of freedom of speech. Supporters of the tableau praised its message of inclusivity and tolerance.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: annedescamps; boycottolympics; dragfags; fakeapology; notaccepted; notgoodenough; olympics; paris; queers
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1 posted on 07/28/2024 10:01:00 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Prove it and get rid of the faggot who created the opening and closing ceremonies, and ditch the closing ceremonies for something more appropriate.


2 posted on 07/28/2024 10:02:21 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

are they going to apologize for the dance of the three random strangers that meet in the library and go have a threesome?


3 posted on 07/28/2024 10:02:42 AM PDT by RummyChick ( )
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To: MinorityRepublican

That trans garbage was raw evil.

It was intentional.


4 posted on 07/28/2024 10:03:20 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: MinorityRepublican

France: “Blasphemy is legal”

How about blasphemy against Muslims?


5 posted on 07/28/2024 10:04:38 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Had they dissed the Muzzis this bad - Paris would still be burning.

Eff it, they’re Frogs.


6 posted on 07/28/2024 10:05:01 AM PDT by ASOC (This space for rent)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Didn’t see it so don’t care. Not watching a minute of it.


7 posted on 07/28/2024 10:05:07 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Can’t remember the last time an Olympic opening ceremony was anything close to “tasteful.”


8 posted on 07/28/2024 10:05:08 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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9 posted on 07/28/2024 10:06:04 AM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: MinorityRepublican

It’s easier to get forgiveness than permission.


10 posted on 07/28/2024 10:06:50 AM PDT by cuban leaf (2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Le Satan


11 posted on 07/28/2024 10:07:29 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
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To: MinorityRepublican
That's not an apology!
12 posted on 07/28/2024 10:07:54 AM PDT by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Rather than apologize to Christians, I think they should become equal-opportunity offenders. Now do Moe Ham Head. Show the world how brave their secular little selves are.


13 posted on 07/28/2024 10:08:01 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: cgbg

Paris Olympics organisers apologise to Christians“

Way too little and way too late


14 posted on 07/28/2024 10:09:02 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: MinorityRepublican

That is no apology. Fun to watch God dealing with Paris. Torrential rains for the opening ceremonies that continued into the weekend. Rains causing elevated levels of e-coli to the point where some preliminary water events had to be postponed. Power outages. Trains in/out of Paris shut down. God will not be mocked.


15 posted on 07/28/2024 10:09:29 AM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner (Vivamus stultus ignarus mori )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Too late for apologies. Just boycott olympics.


16 posted on 07/28/2024 10:09:42 AM PDT by dforest
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To: SaxxonWoods

Me neither.


17 posted on 07/28/2024 10:10:08 AM PDT by kawhill (kawhill)
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To: dforest

They went full trans.

They get the Bud Light treatment.


18 posted on 07/28/2024 10:10:27 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: dfwgator

I’m Still not gonna watch, dumbass!


19 posted on 07/28/2024 10:10:43 AM PDT by old school
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To: MinorityRepublican

From this Christian to Paris Organizers: F U


20 posted on 07/28/2024 10:11:13 AM PDT by CardeadInKy ("The problem with Liberalism is that eventually you run out of other people's money" -Marg Thatcher)
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