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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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To: CardeadInKy

That was NO Apology. It was a Word Salad nonsense.
To the Olympics Committee: I and my family will NOT watch one minute of your demonic spectacle, aka Paris Olympics.


61 posted on 07/28/2024 10:41:53 AM PDT by conservativehistorian (civilizational suicide continues)
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To: laplata

I use to love watching the olympics. Waited four years back in the day, but in good conscience can not watch them this year. Not sure how you do an exorcism on an entire event, but they need one.


62 posted on 07/28/2024 10:42:13 AM PDT by mware
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To: coloradan

Yeah, that’s a good idea. Put up a huge drawing/statue of Mohammad in drag.


63 posted on 07/28/2024 10:43:53 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Too little, way too late.
Should have never happened.
FU Olympics crap. I stopped watching 20-yrs ago.


64 posted on 07/28/2024 10:43:58 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Haha. That’s not an apology. That’s well we are proud of it and if you are offended by it, sorry but that’s on you…

That’s not an apology


65 posted on 07/28/2024 10:46:53 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: DoodleBob
If that was an apology...it would win the gold medal for lameness.

It was...if you were offended by our garbage, you are garbage.

66 posted on 07/28/2024 10:48:15 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Don’t care. I’ll not watch a gay festival.


67 posted on 07/28/2024 10:54:41 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Gay Par-ee,

Seine City,

Who doesn’t see through this Charade?

Whoever provided the stamp of approval should have expected to be cancelled.


68 posted on 07/28/2024 10:54:59 AM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Dionysus or Bacchus was the patron GOD of the very violent and Perpetual conquering WAR state of the Roman Empire.

One silly a@@ musical slap on “The Last Supper” with a PAGAN god overlaying the entire meaning of that supper to BILLIONS of Christians worldwide— that being to do this in remembrance of Our Saviour and Redeemer of the Sins of the World. A “play” directed by a French queer, no less, and no surprise floating on the fecal soaked Seine.

Why didn’t they try a diorama of the Archangel narrating verses to the ILLITERATE sheepherder and goat f’er Muhammad? . Why NOT that? Well an answer that’s easy— “luuuk I am giving a cigarette to a bA-bee- why? because I am French and I do not give a s==t!”
Laugh, and point made all in One! Paris is not Normandy.
Warning— his F- word laced language. The end” oh look the Germans are here— we LOVE you Americans..Now”.
Robin Williams:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc78yPv_ztM


69 posted on 07/28/2024 10:56:11 AM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Paris Olympics: a smug spectacle of wokeness
70 posted on 07/28/2024 10:56:14 AM PDT by Rummyfan (I’m In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

NBC must be apoplectic about the number of viewers they have lost.


71 posted on 07/28/2024 10:57:14 AM PDT by Rummyfan (I’m In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Oh right, like they didn’t realize it was so disrespectful to Catholics and Christians. Like they would never dream of disrespecting Islam, Mohamed.

So easy to apologize after the fact. They did it on purpose.


72 posted on 07/28/2024 10:57:30 AM PDT by Engedi
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To: MinorityRepublican

Wow glad I missed it.


73 posted on 07/28/2024 10:58:30 AM PDT by greenishness
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To: CardeadInKy

I second that.


74 posted on 07/28/2024 10:58:42 AM PDT by Engedi
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To: MinorityRepublican

I think they should be more concerned with the living God they mocked. It would be more prudent of them to seek HIS forgiveness.


75 posted on 07/28/2024 10:59:30 AM PDT by chuckb87
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To: MinorityRepublican
“We believe this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offence we are really sorry.”

To paraphrase Fred Flintstone: "We're sorry you're stupid."

76 posted on 07/28/2024 11:01:49 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[G)
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To: mware

Me too back in the day when it was our true amateurs versus the state-supported full-time athletes from the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries. But with the demise of the Soviet Union and the open professionalization The Olympics are just not the same. Not to mention the corruption - $ - of the IOC being exposed. Is it’s just a TV production that falls very flat.


77 posted on 07/28/2024 11:07:15 AM PDT by Rummyfan (I’m In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: cgbg

Dead on correct— super Socialist/Marxists need US money to even exist— hence-— flail away.

See post 69 for an incredibly well done commentary on the French as to “why” they would do this?

Certainly wouldn’t do it to their black tar heroin suppliers in the ME (the French Connection etc.)


78 posted on 07/28/2024 11:08:59 AM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: MinorityRepublican
" If people have taken any offence we are really sorry."

Ah, the classic "I don't see anything wrong with what I did, but apparently I need to say something" so-called apology.

79 posted on 07/28/2024 11:10:28 AM PDT by Yossarian
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To: mware

I think back to Frank Shorter winning the marathon, Dick Fosbury, Edwin Moses, Dave Wottle. Heck back to Rafer Johnson and even Bob Matthias. The Olympics just don’t have that cachet anymore. But hey, 2028 In LA.


80 posted on 07/28/2024 11:10:52 AM PDT by Rummyfan (I’m In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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