In a shocking statement that followed the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, that appeared to mock Christianity by featuring drag queens and transgender performers in a display that resembled the famous paining of the Last Supper, First Lady Jill Biden praised the ceremony.
As background, the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris saw a mocking rendition of the Last Supper was based on the famous Da Vinci painting of the Last Supper. It saw drag queens and transgender performers reenacting the Last Supper while seated in the same formation, with an odd number of young children sprinkled amongst the performers, which many argued was highly inappropriate.
In addition to the Last Supper mockery, the opening ceremony referenced the book of Revelation, in what appeared to be a mocking display, with a white horseman, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, riding across water with a pyrotechnics display in the background. That rider signifies death, making it all the weirder.
In a statement, First Lady Jill Biden referred to the shocking, seemingly mocking of Christianity display in Paris as “spectacular,” saying, “So, last night, it was just spectacular. The rain did not dampen our spirits…. Every step of the way, I was thinking to myself, oh my god, oh my god. How are we going to top this?”
She added, speaking about the Olympics that will be hosted in LA in 2028, “So, ok. Paris has the Eiffel Tower, but we have Hollywood and the magic of Hollywood that makes all dreams come true. I think we’re going to be ok.… It’s a city where new generations of dreamers shape our culture.”
Watch Dr. Jill praise the Parisian display here:
Similarly, In a statement released Saturday, a group of French bishops expressed outrage over “scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity, which we deeply deplore.” “We thank the members of other religious denominations who have expressed their solidarity,” the statement continued. “This morning, we think of all Christians on all continents who have been hurt by the outrage and provocation of certain scenes.”
Further, in an X post, Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta expressed his “distress and great disappointment at the insult to us Christians during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics when a group of drag artists parodied the Last Supper of Jesus.”
Additionally, Speaker of the Houe Mike Johnson said, “Last night’s mockery of the Last Supper was shocking and insulting to Christian people around the world who watched the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The war on our faith and traditional values knows no bounds today. But we know that truth and virtue will always prevail.”
