The blasphemous Olympics took on a partisan dimension as one presidential candidate addressed the “disgrace” and another remained tellingly silent.
Likely of little surprise given the incumbent administration’s alleged targeting of Christian beliefs and organizations, the self-styled Catholic President Joe Biden and Catholic-chastising Vice President Kamala Harris have yet to publicly comment about the opening ceremony that came as an affront to the faith of more than 2.4 billion Christians worldwide.
Amid their silence, having issued no response to the request for comment on the backlash over the deviant iteration of the Last Supper to Fox News Digital, CatholicVote President Brian Burch spoke to the administration’s failure to speak out.
“We call on President Biden to condemn the sacrilegious mockery of the Last Supper portrayed at the Olympics’ opening ceremony,” the head of the nonprofit advocacy group said. “Our leaders, especially one who self-identifies as Catholic, should have no trouble denouncing such hateful attacks on Christianity.”
“You can be sure the Biden-Harris administration would not remain silent if Olympic organizers had mocked Jewish or Islamic believers or any other religion other than Christianity. Their silence speaks volumes about their respect for Christian believers in a country they hope to lead for the next four years,” he added.
In contrast to the incumbent’s silence in the face of what many considered “evil” and “satanic,” former President Donald Trump did not hesitate to slam the ideology-driven insult during an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham.
“I thought that the opening ceremony was a disgrace, actually. I thought it was a disgrace,” said Trump on “The Ingraham Angle,” Monday. “I mean, they can do certain things. I thought it was terrible.”
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When asked how a potential second Trump administration would handle the summer Olympics in 2028 set to be held in Los Angeles, California, the GOP leader responded, “We won’t be having a Last Supper as portrayed the way they portrayed it the other night.”
“Look, I’m for everybody,” he added. “I’m very open-minded…but I thought what they did was a disgrace.”
Joining in the outcry that had seen telecommunications company C Spire withdraw their advertising and Catholic Bishop Robert Barron chide the non-apology from the International Olympic Committee as “condescending,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was prompted to react and said, “I don’t get offended. People say things that I disagree with all the time. But, I was just sad seeing this.”
“It’s like, you know, that was really a symbol of the decline of Western civilization. I don’t think on the closing ceremony they’re gonna do anything where they mock Islam…I’d be willing to be a lot of money that doesn’t happen,” he added.
Asserting European nations had walked away from their traditional values, DeSantis went on, “We’re in that battle here in the United States and have been for many, many years about are we gonna be rooted in truth; are we gonna be rooted in things that have real, serious meaning.”
The mockery of Christians during the Olympics opening ceremony is a symbol of cultural decline.
Elites in Western Europe have rejected the values that made their countries great. We are fighting that same battle here in the United States—are we going to be rooted in truth?… pic.twitter.com/sA047KUsXd
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) July 29, 2024
So too did House Speaker Mike Johnson react as he wrote Saturday on X, “Last night’s mockery of the Last Supper was shocking and insulting to Christian people around the world who watched the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.”
“The war on our faith and traditional values knows no bounds today. But we know that truth and virtue will always prevail,” he went on before citing the Bible. “‘The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.’ (John 1:5).”
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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