She is the latest to hit out at the ceremony
‘Full House’ actress Candace Cameron Bure is the latest celebrity to slam the Paris 2024 Olympic opening ceremony.
The ceremony caused controversy for a scene which saw drag performers positioned at a long table which many said ‘mocked’ the famous Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of The Last Supper.
Many Christians have said the performance was ‘blasphemous’ and made a ‘mockery’ of Christianity.
Now, the 48-year-old actress, who played D.J. Tanner on ‘Full House’, has taken to Instagram to slam the spectacle.
In a video she shared on Sunday, she said: “It felt too important not to [speak up] and I love the Olympic Games, I love them. My husband [Val Bure] is a two-time Olympic medalist, so is my brother-in-law, and my father-in-law is a three-time Olympic medalist.
“I have many friends that have competed in Games over the years and it’s something as a kid I have always loved… the Olympic Games have always brought me so much joy.
“To watch such an incredible event that’s going to take place over the next two weeks and see the opening ceremonies complexly blasphemed and mock the Christian faith with their interpretation of the Last Supper was disgusting.”
Bure went on to say that it made her ‘so sad’ as she continued: “I pray for my heart to break over what breaks God’s heart and I just think about all the people that have rejected the gospel of Jesus Christ or don’t know the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
She went on to quote Galatians and encouraged her fans to ‘keep sharing the gospel’.
She criticised Christians who claimed they were not offended saying they needed to hear the gospel too.
Former President, Donald Trump also hit back at the ceremony saying: “I thought that the opening ceremony was a disgrace… I mean, they can do certain things. I thought it was terrible.”
He went on to say he is ‘very open-minded’ but that it was a disgrace.
Following the backlash, the Opening Ceremony’s director, Thomas Jolly refuted claims that the performance represented The Last Supper saying that he took inspiration instead from the Feast of Dionysus – the Greek god of wine.
He said: “My wish isn’t to be subversive, nor to mock or to shock. Most of all, I wanted to send a message of love, a message of inclusion and not at all divide.”
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