House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday criticized the Olympics opening ceremonies for mocking the Last Supper with a recreation that featured cross-dressing performers.
“Last night’s mockery of the Last Supper was shocking and insulting to Christians around the world who watched the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games,” Johnson said. he wrote in a post on X.
“The war against our faith and traditional values has no limits today. But we know that truth and virtue will always prevail,” Johnson wrote before quoting John 1:5 from the Bible: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness is dispelled. not overcome it.”
The opening ceremonies in Paris included a group of performers, some of them cross-dressers, in a scene that seemed reminiscent of da Vinci’s painting “The Last Supper.”
The painting depicts Jesus’ final meal with his apostles, the night before his crucifixion.
Many on social media criticized the decision to perform, although there were also posts praising it.
Johnson was far from the only figure to criticize the ceremonies. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) also heavyaccusing the Olympic Committee of trying to censor the right by removing posts critical of the presentation that used videos of the ceremonies.
Piers Morgan, the television personality, asked whether the Olympics “would have mocked any other religion like this” in a way publish in X.
Harrison Butker, the Kansas City Chiefs placekicker who sparked controversy earlier this year, also weighed in criticism.
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