Christian faith leaders react to alleged parody of Last Supper at Paris Olympics: 'Grotesque mockery'

Bishop Robert Barron reacts to a drag queens parody allegedly mocking Christianity at the 2024 Paris Olympics on 'Fox News Live.'

A series of drag queens who appeared to parody the iconic Leonardo da Vinci painting of "The Last Supper" during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games last Friday swiftly drew condemnation from leaders and Christians across the globe for allegedly mocking Christianity.

The performance took place during a floating parade on the River Seine last week and featured drag queens seated around a table with one person, painted blue, sitting atop the table. Many argue the display resembled the Da Vinci painting depicting a scene from the Gospel of John when Jesus announces that one of his apostles would betray him.

Daniel Darling, director of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's Land Center for Cultural Engagement, is among the many faith leaders outraged by the display.

He said his family enjoys watching the Olympics, and he unabashedly roots for Team USA, so the development was disappointing.

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A view of the Olympic rings in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)

"That's why I was appalled at the grotesque mockery of the Lord's Supper in the opening ceremonies," he said in an email to Fox News Digital on Monday.

"This was, as the organizers admitted, exactly what we thought it was: a blasphemous mockery of the Christian faith, which is the bulwark of Western Civilization. Christians are rightly outraged and horrified by it. What it shows is that the sexual revolution is presenting itself as an alternate religion, one that mocks what is true and beautiful and mocks God."

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