Yesterday, Bishop Robert Barron – a prominent Catholic commentator on culture and religion – has criticized Christians for still avoiding their outcry against the Paris Olympics even after attempted appeasement by committee that was caught red-handed preparing an aggressive anti-Christian scene as part of the opening ceremony.
Barron goes on to blast the Paris Olympics committee for issuing an apology after posting a sexualized drag version of The Last Supper with Jesus. He pointed to his viral response denouncing the “obscene parody of The Last Supper” and called the committee’s apology insulting.
In another video that went up on social media, Barron picked apart the apology with the committee member’s statement: “There was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group.”
“Give me a break. So, we have a group of drag queens cavorting in a kind of sexually provocative way, clearly an imitation of Da Vinci’s Last Supper, which presents to the world the last supper of Jesus, and no disrespect was meant? You think anyone takes that seriously?” Barron asked.
“Everyone’s welcome. Everyone’s tolerated,” he said sarcastically, referencing the committee’s claim of espousing tolerance with the depiction. “All this lovely diversity until you get to anyone who disagrees with your ideology. Like these 2.6 billion [Christians.]”
“If people have taken any offense we are really sorry,” said Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps.
“Christians were offended because it was offensive, and it was intended to be offensive, so please don’t patronize us with this condescending remark about ‘well, if you had any bad feelings, we’re awfully sorry about that,’” the bishop said. “A real apology would be something like, ‘this was a mistake, it never should have been done, and we’re sorry for it.’ I don’t think Christians should be mollified. I think we should keep raising our voices.”
Bishop Robert Barron told Fox News in a recent interview: “Here’s what really bugs me. You know, if we just keep mocking Christianity, what will happen when in our culture, people no longer hear the story of the prodigal son? They no longer hear the story of the Good Samaritan? They no longer see the depiction of the Last Supper for what it is? They no longer see the crucified Christ? What will happen to our culture when those things are mocked out of existence? I think the culture will suffer enormously from it,”
The bishop then proceeded to write on X, “Friends, on Saturday I spoke with Eric Shawn about the offensive Olympics opening ceremony. Today’s apology from the Olympic committee isn’t good enough.”