{"id":2746,"date":"2024-08-04T19:32:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T19:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2746"},"modified":"2024-08-04T19:32:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T19:32:58","slug":"the-vatican-finally-addresses-last-supper-controversy-from-olympics-opening-ceremony-and-social-media-is-not-impressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2746","title":{"rendered":"The Vatican Finally Addresses \u2018Last Supper\u2019 Controversy From Olympics Opening Ceremony, And Social Media Is Not Impressed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Olympic opening ceremony is always a major production. It\u2019s the perfect way for every athlete and the host city to honor these historic games.<\/p>\n<p>However, this year, the ceremony was met with lots of controversy. Most of it stems from the depiction of the Last Supper, but instead of Jesus Christ and his apostles, it had drag queens and a transgender singer dressed as the Greek god of wine and pleasure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As a Christian, I\u2019m infuriated the Olympics mocked The Last Supper by replacing The Lord and his Apostles with people Jesus would\u2019ve told us to love and respect. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NjPl6SOHlw\">pic.twitter.com\/NjPl6SOHlw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brent Terhune in Washington DC Aug 22-24 (@BrentTerhune) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrentTerhune\/status\/1817043238651338994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, after a week of controversy, the Vatican issued a statement on Saturday saying the performance lacked \u201crespect for others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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 offense done to many Christians and believers of other religions,\u201d it said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/vatican-city\/news\/2024-08\/holy-see-deplores-offence-to-christians-in-opening-ceremony.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a prestigious event where the whole world comes together to share common values, there should be no allusions ridiculing the religious convictions of many people. The freedom of expression, which is clearly not called into question here, is limited by respect for others,\u201d the Vatican continued.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>However, many are not convinced by the words of the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSort of feels like they\u2019re really sad that they have to say this as opposed to being actually angry that it happened. This is hardly a full throated condemnation,\u201d one said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Breaking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Breaking<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Vatican has issued a statement expressing \u2018sadness&#8217; over the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, which mocked Jesus\u2019 Last Supper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Holy See is saddened by some scenes of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games and cannot but join the voices that have\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZoF9wZLlZf\">pic.twitter.com\/ZoF9wZLlZf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sachinettiyil\/status\/1819806004823155028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even though NBC averaged 34.5 million viewers (per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.comcast.com\/press\/releases\/three-peat-spectacular-sunday-paris-olympic-competition-draws-more-than-41-million-viewers#:~:text=Beginning%20with%20Friday's%20Opening%20Ceremony,from%20Tokyo%20(19.3%20million).\">Comcast<\/a>) across the first three days of the Olympics, many feel that this opening ceremony tainted the historic games.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\">\n<h2 id=\"h-paris-olympics-ceremony-was-most-viewed-since-2012\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paris Olympics Ceremony Was Most Viewed Since 2012<\/h2>\n<p>Even though it caused lots of drama, this year\u2019s opening ceremony was one of the most watched events of its kind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcuniversal.com\/article\/paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-nbc-and-peacock-most-watched-2012-286-million-viewers#:~:text=NBCUniversal's%20presentation%20of%20the%20unprecedented,data%20from%20Nielsen%20and%20Adobe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC Universal<\/a>\u00a0has reported that the ceremony captured 28.6 million total viewers. That makes this the most-watched opening ceremony since the 2012 games that took place in London.<\/p>\n<p>There was a 60% increase compared to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and an 8% increase compared to Brazil in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Olympic opening ceremony is always a major production. It\u2019s the perfect way for every athlete and the host city to honor these historic games. 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