An impressive opening to hopefully peaceful games. The queer Last Supper was a low point, however, and wholly superfluous in the context."
We wanted to talk about diversity. Diversity means being together. We wanted to include everyone, as simple as that,
To all the Christians of the world who are watching the Paris 2024 ceremony and felt insulted by this drag queen parody of the Last Supper, know that it is not France that is speaking but a left-wing minority ready for any provocation,
We’re really wondering if this is related to the Olympics and what message or reflection it’s supposed to convey."
In France, people are free to love how they please, are free to love whoever they want, are free to believe or not believe,
We ain't going anywhere!"
You are a disgrace. Shame on you,
France felt evidently as it's trying to put its best cultural foot forward, that the right thing to do is to mock this very central moment in Christianity where Jesus at his last supper gives his body and blood in anticipation of the cross,
We Christians, Catholics, should not be sheepish. We should resist, we should make our voices heard."
There are a lot of great Christian athletes competing as well, but I want to cheer them on. I want to see God getting the glory. And I'm gonna watch,
Hi friends. So I didn't really wanna weigh in on the Olympics opening ceremony publicly because… I always risk it becoming a headline. But it felt too important not to,
But if you feel a conviction not to watch, then don't,
I love the Olympic Games,
So to watch such an incredible and wonderful event that's gonna take place over the next two weeks and see the opening ceremonies completely blaspheme and mock the Christian faith with their interpretation of the Last Supper was disgusting,
The IOC has taken note of and welcomes the clarification given by the Paris 2024 Organising Committee regarding the Opening Ceremony.
It was the Feast of Dionysus. Greek God of festivity and feasting and ritual and theater. The Olympics are from Greek culture and tradition. French culture is deeply rooted in feasting and festivity and performing arts."
I just don't think we Christians realize how fragile we make our faith look when we act as though something like artistic expression represents an existential threat to us. We have allowed fear and suspicion to overtake our public witness rather than love and understanding."
The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings."
The whole blue man as a Greek god thing, in hindsight, is a major tell that this wasn't the last supper."
Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. (The opening ceremony) tried to celebrate community tolerance,