Paris Olympics spark global controversy over 'Last Supper' reference

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris sparked significant controversy worldwide. Now, the leader of the Republicans in the House of Representatives and its Speaker, Mike Johnson, has spoken out on social media. He sharply criticized the White House.

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games stirred strong emotions and controversies in many places around the world, primarily because of a segment in which a group of extravagantly dressed people banqueted at a huge table. Many Catholics saw this as a reference to Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper."

Many well-known individuals and politicians have already commented on this topic, all over the world. Now, the leader of the Republicans in the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, has spoken out on social media.

The White House has had every opportunity to condemn the Olympics’ shameful mockery of the Last Supper, but they refuse to do it. Their silence should be taken as an endorsement. The more than 200 million Christians in America should take note - he wrote on platform X.

In his post, the Speaker of the House of Representatives added a video in which a question is asked during a press conference about the White House's stance on the part of the ceremony mentioned. Spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre refused to comment on the matter.

Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, denied on Sunday that he was inspired by the 'Last Supper' in the scene that provoked protests from the Catholic Church. He also assured that he did not intend to mock anyone.

– I think it was quite clear that it was Dionysus arriving at the table, he is the god of the Feast, of wine and father of Sequana, the goddess linked to the river. The idea was a great pagan festival linked to the gods of Olympus... Olympus, Olympus, Olympic spirit... – Jolly explained in an interview with BFMTV.