By Robert Morrison, Remnant Columnist, The Remnant, July 29, 2024
Even those who never would have known the Olympics were taking place in Paris have likely learned of the opening ceremony’s mockery of the Last Supper. The French district of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) denounced the blasphemous scene as a great scandal for many souls:
“No one can ignore the opening ‘ceremony’ of the 2024 Olympics. The whole world saw it and millions of spectators were able to witness the blasphemous parody of the Sacrament.
It is impossible to remain indifferent or passive in the face of this new attack on the rights of Our Lord, true God and true man. Unfortunately, the Church no longer has the power to repress such outrages. The fact remains that our Catholic faith must encourage us to deeply deplore this blasphemous masquerade, which is all the more serious because it was orchestrated to be seen by the entire world. This outrage organized by public authorities is a scandal for a very large number of souls. . . …