The Vatican participates in the Paris Olympics by mocking the last dinner with drag queens [VIDEOS]

The Vatican has finally broken its silence on the mockingly eyebrow-raising drag performance reimagined Leonardo da Vinci's famous 'The Last Supper' painting at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics last week.

During the July 26 show, the classic biblical scene of Jesus Christ and his disciples sharing a final meal before his crucifixion was surprisingly replaced by drag queens, a transgender model and a singer dressed as the god Dionysus Greek of wine and pleasure.

This is crazy. Opening your event by replacing Jesus and the disciples at the Last Supper with men in drag. There are 2.4 billion Christians on earth, and apparently the Olympics wanted to loudly proclaim to all of them, right out of the gate.
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— Clint Russell (@LibertyLockPod) July 26, 2024

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In a strange press release on the evening of the weekend, the Holy See expressed its dismay at the performance, highlighting the lack of respect it showed towards others.

“The Holy See was saddened by certain scenes at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris and cannot help but join the voices raised in recent days to deplore the offense done to many Christians and believers in other religions,” says the Vatican statement.

The Vatican also noted: “In a prestigious event where the whole world comes together to share common values, there should be no allusions that ridicule the religious convictions of many people. Freedom of expression, which is obviously not in question here, is limited by respect for others”.

Olympic officials initially denied that the performance was based on Da Vinci's masterpiece, but a spokesperson later confirmed that the painting was the artistic director's inspiration.

During the event, 18 performers, including three from “Drag Race France,” struck poses behind an elongated table with the Seine River and the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop.

At the center of the peculiar scene was an elaborately dressed woman wearing a huge silver headdress reminiscent of the halo often depicted in paintings of Jesus. As she flashed a smile and formed a heart with her hands, her co-stars stared into the camera before launching into a dance routine.

Numerous Christian figures, including French Catholic bishops, former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the ceremony.

TRUMP calls Olympics opening ceremony a 'DISGRACE'

Trump promised that if re-elected, the Last Supper will not be reenacted as it was

“I'm very open-minded, but I thought what they did was a disgrace.” @realDonaldTrump he told Fox pic.twitter.com/cpQdo2JOye

— Lenka Houskova White (@white_lenka) July 30, 2024

The White House has had every opportunity to condemn the shameful mockery of the Last Supper Olympics, but they refuse to do so.

His silence should be taken as an endorsement.

The more than 200 million Christians in the United States should take note. pic.twitter.com/VU8NN7Ywbs

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) July 30, 2024

Similarly, French conservative MEP Marion Maréchal and Hungary's ambassador to the Vatican, Eduard Habsburg, also condemned the show.

After the outrage, organizers of the Paris Olympics issued an apology, saying it was “never intended to show disrespect to any religious group” but to “celebrate the tolerance of the community”.

In defense of the controversial act, one of the performers, Hugo Bardin, known for his interpretation of the drag queen Paloma, has highlighted: “We have been accused of trying to impose our vision on the world. We're not… We just want people to know that we have a place in the world and we're claiming that place,” in an interview with the Associated Press.