This year, the Olympic Committee has turned towards a woke ideology, granting undue honor to transgenderism and inflicting upon its viewers blasphemous and demonic representations.
The Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was very different from traditional ceremonies of the past. We were accustomed to a spectacle of talent, music, and dance, marking the beginning of the week's events. After the initial acts, a parade of talented athletes from around the world would draw applause from enthusiastic spectators.
But on July 26, 2024, things changed. And not always for the better.
Instead of walking into the stadium, delegates from the world's nations boarded 85 separate boats and sailed down the Seine, passing by great Parisian monuments like the Louvre and Notre-Dame Cathedral.
But there was another, more significant change: this year, the Olympic Committee embraced a woke ideology, granting undue honor to transgenderism and inflicting upon its viewers blasphemous and demonic representations.
First, there were the transgender performers, smiling and waving as the crowds applauded. There were also the headless Marie Antoinettes, dressed in crimson and singing loudly with their heads held at waist level, lined up along the banks of the Seine and leaning from the windows of the Conciergerie.
The performance that drew the most criticism is a blasphemous reenactment of the Last Supper, with Jesus and the Apostles portrayed by transgender individuals.
The official video (now deleted) shows a nearly naked man, painted blue, with a garland of flowers covering his private parts. Just behind him, to the right, a man wearing a red cap, supposedly a bishop, lifts a child and kisses him on the head. Occurring after a series of malicious attacks against the faith, this seems to point towards incidents of clerical abuse. It appears to be yet another attack on the Catholic faith.
Mr. Winger, writing for WLTReport, called the Opening Ceremony a "tele-shopping for EVIL." Clearly, the Olympic Committee, or the French organizers, or whoever is responsible for this horrifying spectacle, did not bother to review their own Charter, which states the IOC's Principles of non-discrimination, specifically:
The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms […] shall be secured without discrimination of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
It is certain that many disapproved of this mockery of the foundational beliefs of Christianity.
The French bishops' conference expressed its regret over "scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity, which we deeply deplore."
Bishop Donald Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, urged Catholics to make reparation for the blasphemy through fasting and prayer.
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The Catholic News Agency reported the response of Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas, who tweeted:
"My vocabulary is not varied enough to find a word to describe the feeling in my stomach."
Bishop Flores added that people of Christian faith deserve more respect.
And Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire, urged Catholics to "make their voices heard" in response to what he called a "crude mockery of the Last Supper."
How will you make your voice heard? Some may choose to click the "off" button and not watch the Olympic Games this year. Others may still wish to cheer for the American athletes whose careers they have followed, but they can express their anger and dissatisfaction on social media or by letter to the IOC administration. (You can reach the IOC at Olympic House, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland. Be sure to include their VAT and company identification number, CHE-106.029.126 VAT.)
This article was originally published in English by Catholic World Report (Article Link). It is republished and translated with the author's permission.