ROME — The Vatican said Saturday it 'deplored the offense' caused to Christians by the Olympic Games opening ceremony, a scene of which evoked Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' and featured drag queens.
Paris Olympics organizers deny the skit in the opening ceremony had been inspired by the “Last Supper,” saying the scene was meant to celebrate diversity.
A week after a storm of criticism erupted around the event, the Holy See issued a statement in French that it was “saddened by certain scenes at the opening ceremony” and joined those who had been offended. To critics, the scene during the July 26 ceremony evoked Jesus and his apostles in Da Vinci’s famous painting. It featured DJ and producer Barbara Butch — an LGBTQ+ icon — wearing a silver headdress that looked like a halo while flanked by drag artists and dancers. France’s Catholic bishops said it made a mockery of Christianity.
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