By A.R. Corbel Dupont, Catholic Exchange, September 20, 2024
A.R. Corbel Dupont is a graduate of Open University (BA) and will soon begin pursuing a master’s degree in Church History and Ethics at Edinburgh in January 2025. …
The Olympic Games are about more than the win, the medals, or the record-setting performances. At their core, the Games are about the Olympic values of excellence, friendship, and respect. They are about fair play and human spirit. – IOC
One doesn’t need to look very far to realize that we might be living in an alternate universe—referring to the upside-down flag at the Olympic opening ceremony recently. Although this event was held last month, there were injustices at the event which due to their nature transcend time.
They went beyond mere unfair play or disrespectful lapse in protocol for some participants. The opening ceremony mocking Christianity and da Vinci’s The Last Supper notwithstanding, this 19-day period eclipsed other Olympic failures by the sheer indignity that was judged appropriate against one contestant in particular. And it occurred in France—home of the Enlightenment, the Sorbonne, and the genius of St. Thomas Aquinas. …
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