The Vatican has joined a growing list of those expressing disapproval of the opening ceremony of this year’s Summer Olympics in Paris because it featured a controversial drag show parody evoking “The Last Supper” with Jesus Christ and his apostles.
“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 said in a press release, per Deadline.
“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,” it added. “The freedom of expression, which is clearly not called…
