The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) condemned the mockery of Jesus Christ through the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris.
During the ceremony on Friday, a stay inventive tableau resembling Leonardo da Vinci‘s “The Last Supper” was introduced, that includes a big desk round which males wearing ladies’s clothes and exaggerated make-up had been seated, alongside a transgender mannequin.
“With a lot of love mixed with astonishment and disapproval, we saw what happened during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in France, the mockery of the mystery of the mysteries in Christianity, and what is sacred to billions of people around the world,” stated the MECC stated in a press release.
It stated the mockery “indicates complete ignorance of the concepts of freedom and human dignity, and this is a very worrying matter for the future of humanity.”
“Freedom, variety, and creativity should not suitable with insulting the beliefs of others, nor with mocking them, in ways in which don’t have anything to do with human high quality.
“Christianity was the first to preserve freedoms, protect diversity, and preserve human dignity and rights. Therefore, we do not accept subjecting it to insult from some groups, knowing that every human being is in the image and likeness of God and is called to salvation.”
The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land (ACOHL) in Jerusalem reiterated its help for the assertion issued by MECC concerning the mockery of Christianity through the opening of the Olympic Games.
Early Sunday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a proper apology following the controversy brought on by the parody.
“Clearly there was never intention to show disrespect to any religious group. On the contrary, we intended to show tolerance and community. If people have taken any offence then we are sorry,” spokesperson Anne Descamps advised a press convention on Sunday.
The Paris Olympics will proceed till August 11, that includes an unprecedented opening ceremony exterior the stadium, particularly on the banks of the Seine River in northern France.
Source: www.anews.com.tr