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27th July 2024
03:57pm BST
Piers Morgan has expressed his disgust at the "appalling drag queen mockery of the Last Supper" during the Olympic Games' opening ceremony.
The divisive broadcaster and journalist took to X this afternoon to have his say on the much-talked about 'religious appropriation' during the spectacle.
Btw, what the f*ck was all this about? A drag queen mockery of the Last Supper at the Olympics? Would they have mocked any other religion like this? Appalling decision. pic.twitter.com/50uREKJEJd
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 27, 2024
The Piers Morgan Uncensored host wrote: "Btw, what the f*ck was all this about? A drag queen mockery of the Last Supper at the Olympics? Would they have mocked any other religion like this? Appalling decision."
Followers of the media personality rushed to reiterate his sentiment, with one user commenting: "Olympics committee should be held accountable."
Another simply wrote: "Embarrassing, shocking and shameful."
A prominent Catholic Bishop took to social media to criticise the “gross mockery” of the scene.
Bishop Robert Barron, who serves in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota, USA, and runs a YouTube series on Catholicism, said: "France felt, evidently, as it tried to put its best cultural foot forward, that the right thing to do is to mock this very central moment in Christianity where Jesus gives his body and blood in anticipation of the cross."
He added: "It’s presented as this gross, sort of flippant mockery. France used to be called the eldest daughter of the church. Paris gave us Thomas Aquinas, Vincent DePaul and King Louis IX. France, who sent Catholic missionaries all over the world. France, whose culture is grounded very much in Christianity, felt the right thing to do was to mock the Christian faith.
"A question I would pose – and I think we all know the answer to it – would they ever have dared mock Islam in a similar way. Would they ever have dreamed of mocking in this gross, public way, a scene from the Quran. We all know the answer to that."
The 2024 Paris Olympics has gone full Woke dystopian.
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) July 26, 2024
The opening ceremony was filled with transgend*r mockery of the Last Supper, the Golden Calf idol, and even the Pale Horse from the Book of Revelation.
The Olympics has made it clear that Christian viewers aren't welcome. pic.twitter.com/LgawyE6YRX
Others on social media took their criticisms one step further than the senior Christian minister, and labelled the performance as ‘satanic’.
The comments were referencing the inclusion of heavy metal band Gojira to the bill, whose performance depicted a rather terrifying-looking lady in red who was holding her own head in her hands.
One X user wrote: “The opening ceremony of the Olympics is not even hiding the satanic rituals anymore.
“There is no longer anything hidden in plain sight. These are the demonic dark forces of Satan who want to eclipse the light.”
Another commented: “Dear Normies, You’re probably sat at home, watching the French Olympics thinking what the actual **** is this.
“Well it’s just another a conspiracy playing out in front of your very eyes.”
They added: “The one where we tell you – the World is run by satanic globalists who control everything. These people do very strange sick things & openly worship Satan or a brand of.
“They love showing this fact off. Do you see it yet? They’re not even hiding it.”
Even highly-controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate got in on the act, posting: "Satanists control the west and they show you that they worship the devil.
"It’s not a conspiracy theory. They literally show you. Are you blind?"
BBC presenter Clare Balding described the show as ‘weird and wonderful’, referencing what was the first time an opening ceremony hadn’t taken place in a stadium as the majority of the show took place on the river Seine.
The city’s landmarks took centre stage as the athletes sailed down the river on 85 boats as the rain hammered down.
The four hour show, which was opened by Lady Gaga, was interjected with the journey of the Olympic torch as it made its way through the capital until a series of French athletes past and present lit up a floating cauldron.
Though much of the show divided opinion amongst viewers and pundits alike, they were united on one key moment – Celine Dion.
Let the games begin!🏅Sending love and luck to all competitors.
— Celine Dion (@celinedion) July 26, 2024
- Celine xx… #paris2024 #openingceremony pic.twitter.com/84aJP9AGjw
It was the first time the Canadian had performed in public since beginning her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome.
Dion stood on the Eiffel Tower and delivered a powerful and very moving rendition of Edith Piaf’s L’Hymne A L’Amour.
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