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.
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Don’t forget Romney’s championing of all this...offshore money. Panama Papers and Mexican Cartel capers. The original ‘greaser’.
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.”
How about blasphemy against Muslims?
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Ehhh...Not so much.
Clearly it was the purposeful mocking of Christianity.
As a Christian, would you like to rethink that statement, brother?
Too late
No.
Tbe reason Christianity is in such a state is there is no pushback
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.
Of coarse it was, they just didn’t expect the money men to pull out.
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...
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.
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!
Eff the lot of them. GFY.
Dare waz nevar an-ee intenshun to show dizrespezt to an-ee religious group... Really? Then where was Mohamad banging a 9 y.o.?
If I were a member of a national team I’d have already left France.
IMO—_This is certainly one time that they “SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR PERMISSION RATHER THAN BEG FOR FORGIVENESS”
DISGUSTING behavior
They can take their apology and stuff it.
Apology not excepted
And there sat Jill Biden applauding.
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