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

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

This is crazy. Opening your event by replacing Jesus and the disciples at the The Last Supper with men in drag. There are 2.4 billion Christians on earth and apparently the Olympics wanted to declare loudly to all of them, right out of the gate
NOT WELCOME pic.twitter.com/T88AmXbqXL

— Clint Russell (@LibertyLockPod) July 26, 2024

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In a rare weekend evening press release, the Holy See expressed its dismay over the performance, emphasizing the lack of respect it showed towards others.

“The 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,” the Vatican’s statement read.

The Vatican further pointed out, “At 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.”

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Initially, Olympics officials denied that the performance was based on Da Vinci’s masterpiece, but a spokesperson later confirmed the painting was the artistic director’s inspiration.

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

At the center of the peculiar scene was an elaborately attired woman sporting a massive 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 peers 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, lambasted the ceremony.

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Trump promised if he becomes re-elected, the Last Supper won’t be portrayed the way it was

“I am very open-minded, but I thought what they did was a disgrace,” @realDonaldTrump said on Fox pic.twitter.com/cpQdo2JOye

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

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

Their silence should be taken as an endorsement.

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

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

Similarly, conservative French European parliament member Marion Maréchal and Hungary’s ambassador to the Vatican, Eduard Habsburg, also condemned the show.

Subsequent to the outrage, Paris Olympics organizers issued an apology, maintaining that there was “never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group” but rather to “celebrate community tolerance.”

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

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