Paris 2024 break silence on Olympic opening ceremony controversy as organisers apologise after Christians slammed spectacle for woke parody of the Last Supper

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Paris 2024 break silence on Olympic opening ceremony controversy as organisers apologise after Christians slammed spectacle for woke parody of the Last Supper

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Paris 2024 organiser Anne Descamps has apologised for any offence caused by religious depictions during the opening ceremony. Friday's showpiece has drawn some criticism for a banquet scene where an actor playing Greek god Dionysus took centre stage on a table with drag queens, which has been interpreted to resemble Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper painting. Some religious groups condemned the ceremony, including the Catholic Church in France who said it included 'scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity'.
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