Vatican saddened by Olympic skit resembling Last Supper

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******** saddened by Olympic skit resembling Last Supper

The ******** says it is saddened by a skit at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony appearing to parody Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper painting.

“The Holy See was saddened by certain scenes at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games and cannot but join the voices raised in recent days to deplore the offence done to many Christians and believers of other religions,” it said in an unusual weekend evening press release issued in French.

The segment in the July 26 ceremony resembled the biblical scene of ****** ******* and his apostles sharing a last meal before crucifixion but featured drag queens, a transgender model and a ****** singer as the Greek **** of wine Dionysus.

Paris 2024 organisers apologised two days later, saying there was never an intention to disrespect any religious group.

The artistic director behind the scene said it had not been inspired by the ********** last supper, but rather a pagan feast linked to the historical Olympics.

“In a prestigious event where the whole world comes together around common values, there should not be allusions ridiculing the religious convictions of many people,” the ******** added.

“Freedom of expression, which is obviously not called into question, finds its limit in respect for others.”

The ******** did not say why it was issuing its statement more than a week after the opening ceremony.

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