Bp Robert Barron calls Paris Olympics' Last Supper act 'slap' on Christianity, Internet agrees 'totally'

ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA: Bishop Robert Barron, who went viral over his scrutiny of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony mocking the Last Supper, warned it's "open season on Christianity" after the controversial event drew backlash worldwide.

Barron is a head of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota and a viral Catholic influencer.

Bishop Robert Barron decries drag queens' imitation of Last Supper as 'clear mockery' of Christians

Bishop Robert Barron appeared on Fox News and said he sees this as a "clear mockery of the Last Supper, and for Christians."

He said the act is "at the center of Christianity, and to see drag queens and so on, cavorting in imitation of da Vinci's Last Supper," and questioned, "how could Christians not construe that as a slap?"

Barron posted a video to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday lamenting the startling display of drag queens posing as Christ and his apostles at the Last Supper during the opening ceremony of the summer games in the French capital.

"What do I see but this gross mockery of the Last Supper," Barron told his followers on Friday, 26 July.

Bishop Robert Barron on 'Last Supper' controversy: 'Open season on Christianity'

Bishop Robert Barron continued by arguing it's "open season on Christianity" during his Fox News appearance.

"It's perfectly clear," Barron said when asked what was behind the mockery. "You have a very secularist, very materialist, post-modern culture that knows who their enemy is."

"The Christian churches stand as the great institutional opponents to this worldview," the bishop continued.

"It's a philosophical, cultural struggle, and they know who the enemy is, so when they have a chance, they mock the enemy," he added according to the publication. 

The Paris 2024 Olympics controversy over Last Supper act 

The organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics have come under fire for a scene that mimicked Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper during the opening ceremony.

The scene featured DJ and producer Barbara Butch, an LGBTQ+ icon surrounded by drag artists and dancers.

Paris 2024 Olympics spokesperson Anne Descamps addressed the backlash over the weekend.

"Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. [The opening ceremony] tried to celebrate community tolerance," Descamps told reporters.

"We believe this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offense, we are really sorry," she added.

The Olympic Games' official X account wrote, "The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings."

Barron fired back against those claims. "So many of these ancient gods, they were marked by extraordinary amounts of violence," Barron said.

"The Christian churches… looked at the ancient myths and saw all these problematic depictions of ultimate reality. Christianity proposes a God who is indeed a God of love, of forgiveness, compassion and nonviolence," he added.

Internet reacts as Bishop Robert Barron slams Last Supper act as 'open season on Christianity'

Netizens reacted majorly in favor of Bishop Robert Barron suggesting he was right about his view that Paris Olympics' Last Supper act was an "open season on Christianity."

"Well it's true," commented one X user.

Another wrote, "They actually did what they will live to regret it in the future."

"Cultural creativity or what, France embarrassed themselves on a world stage," wrote one more on Facebook. Another added, "He's right."

"Anybody who watches the Olympics need to get a life," wrote one more. "TOTALLY AGREE," wrote another.

"It happened. People need to forgive and move on. We as followers of Christ already know this is going to happen if you have read your Bible," suggested another.

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