The ceremony held on the Seine with dance and song numbers was sometimes surprising. Many people from the far right, both French and European, were outraged, particularly because of the LGBT+ misappropriation of the Last Supper, a famous painting representing Christ’s last meal. They say they are shocked in the name of the Christian values that they claim to defend.
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The first charge came from Moscow and the spokeswoman for Russian diplomacy. For Maria Zarakhova, the opening ceremony was a massive failure. She also points to the collapse of transport after the sabotage of the railway network, the rain that fell on the participants and the transformation of Paris into a ” ghetto invaded by rats “.
Finally, like the Russian Orthodox Church, it denounces the LGBT+ representation of the Last Supper, Da Vinci’s mural showing Christ’s last meal – a sacred subject for Christians.
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Indignation of the Catholic world
The same criticism came from Vitkor Orban. The Hungarian Prime Minister saw it as an illustration of the “ moral weakness and the disintegration of the West “The parody of the Last Supper also outraged Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch far right, who denounces a double standard: “ the left agrees, he said, to mock Christians, but she cries blasphemy when caricatures of Mohammed are published “.
Matteo Salvini was equally indignant. The Italian Prime Minister described the Paris ceremony as sordid and accused France of having ” insulted billions of Christians around the world. »
Reactions from the French far right
On the French side, the Catholic and far-right circles were also very virulent towards this painting of the opening ceremony, which ” unfortunately included scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity “, according to a press release from the Conference of Bishops of France published this Saturday.
” To all the Christians of the world who watched the #openingceremony 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. ” reacted the ex-Reconquête MEP Marion Maréchal on her X account.
Far-right activist Damien Rieu denounces ” Christianophobia and bad taste, not to mention the diplomatic error against all Christian countries. »
Outside of these circles, these comments stand out sharply from the global enthusiasm that this ceremony has generated. The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games was applauded throughout the world for its audacity and originality.
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