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Christians Decry Olympic Opening Ceremony Featuring Drag Queen ‘Last Supper’

‘We think of all Christians worldwide who were hurt by the excess and provocation of certain scenes,’ French bishops said in a statement on the Vatican website.
Christians Decry Olympic Opening Ceremony Featuring Drag Queen ‘Last Supper’
The Eiffel Tower as seen from the Trocadéro during preparations for the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on July 23, 2024. Benoit Doppagne/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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7/30/2024|Updated: 7/30/2024
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Catholics and other Christians spoke out strongly over the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony staging a parody of Jesus Christ’s Last Supper featuring provocatively dressed drag queens.

The outrage was swift after the July 26 performance.

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Reporter
Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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