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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: Rummyfan

Don’t forget Romney’s championing of all this...offshore money. Panama Papers and Mexican Cartel capers. The original ‘greaser’.


81 posted on 07/28/2024 11:11:03 AM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: MinorityRepublican

This is horse-bleep. They knew of the program and let it happen anyway. Something like “Just get it done and we’ll deal with the fallout later.”


82 posted on 07/28/2024 11:13:49 AM PDT by citizen (Put all LBQTwhatever programming on a new subscription service: PERV-TV)
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To: cgbg

How about blasphemy against Muslims?
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Ehhh...Not so much.


83 posted on 07/28/2024 11:13:55 AM PDT by hoagy62 (Evil won...again.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Clearly it was the purposeful mocking of Christianity.


84 posted on 07/28/2024 11:14:43 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: CardeadInKy

As a Christian, would you like to rethink that statement, brother?


85 posted on 07/28/2024 11:16:11 AM PDT by vpintheak (Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Too late


86 posted on 07/28/2024 11:17:07 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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To: Rummyfan
Heck. I still remember Bob Richards winning pole vaulter. Best Wheaties box EVER. I was very young 1956.
87 posted on 07/28/2024 11:17:48 AM PDT by mware
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To: vpintheak

No.

Tbe reason Christianity is in such a state is there is no pushback


88 posted on 07/28/2024 11:18:28 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: MinorityRepublican

Sports used to be sporting. Now sports are politics. Haven’t watched “sports” for almost a decade. I play sports. That’s what they are for, playing.


89 posted on 07/28/2024 11:19:03 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: cgbg

Of coarse it was, they just didn’t expect the money men to pull out.


90 posted on 07/28/2024 11:22:13 AM PDT by Ronald77
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To: airborne

Correct. Not even close to an apology. It was in fact the obvious opposite: “You uneducated, small minded Christians failed, understandably, to grasp the meaning of our show. We meant well, really we did, and we think we succeeded! If you’re one of the unfortunate ones who are clearly our intellectual inferiors were offended, well, we suppose we apologize.”

Doubling down. It’s the latest thing. It’s the modern version of “So what’re you gonna DO about, huh?” Christians could have (ought to have?) rioted violently and destroyed every Olympic facility in and around Paris. They keep poking...


91 posted on 07/28/2024 11:28:14 AM PDT by drwoof
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To: Chickensoup
The reason Christianity is in such a state is there is no pushback

That's what Elon Musk said on X recently.

Oh, I think it's like this because most Christian Pastors in the West are a bunch of simps.

We need more masuculine guys like Harrison Butker.

92 posted on 07/28/2024 11:29:21 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Talk about a “non apology, ‘apology’” they are delusional if they think this is going to fly.

This disgraceful Sodomite, transvestite abomination was definitely and intentionally designed and aimed at denigrating Christ, Christianity and all who worship and serve our Lord, Savior and the true and living God.

“Non ‘apology,’ apology” NOT ACCEPTED!


93 posted on 07/28/2024 11:51:16 AM PDT by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Eff the lot of them. GFY.


94 posted on 07/28/2024 12:03:29 PM PDT by fretzer
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To: MinorityRepublican

Dare waz nevar an-ee intenshun to show dizrespezt to an-ee religious group... Really? Then where was Mohamad banging a 9 y.o.?


95 posted on 07/28/2024 12:05:52 PM PDT by Ikeon (If i gave you my motives, you would use it as ammunition against my free will)
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To: MinorityRepublican

If I were a member of a national team I’d have already left France.


96 posted on 07/28/2024 12:08:51 PM PDT by Fai Mao ( The US government is run by pedophiles and Perverts for pedophiles and perverts.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

IMO—_This is certainly one time that they “SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR PERMISSION RATHER THAN BEG FOR FORGIVENESS”

DISGUSTING behavior


97 posted on 07/28/2024 12:09:54 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: MinorityRepublican

They can take their apology and stuff it.


98 posted on 07/28/2024 12:13:24 PM PDT by Overtaxed (Stiff the Fed)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Apology not excepted


99 posted on 07/28/2024 12:14:12 PM PDT by Vaduz
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To: DoodleBob

And there sat Jill Biden applauding.


100 posted on 07/28/2024 12:17:00 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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