Drag Queens admit Paris Olympic Games performance as parody of "The Last Supper"

The artists involved in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games have disclosed that their performance was, in fact, a parody of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper."

The admission was made in online social media posts and statements to the media. 

Speaking to the French media, Piche, a drag queen and rapper, said the performance was a tableau of the Last Supper. 

The worldwide backlash showed that “we’ve succeeded and we’ve done what had to be done, that we’ve been fair and representative," he said. 

“Art always divides," Piche said. "As long as it doesn’t move people, it’s not art for me."

But he insisted the parody of the Last Supper “is not a provocation” and justified it by saying “it’s a biblical representation that has been reused in pop culture for decades and it’s never really been a problem."

Piche denied any intention to provoke Christians and that there was nothing offensive in the show. 

“There were no real provocations or anything that was truly obscene," he said. "We didn’t make fun of the painting at all…it’s really just because it’s queers and drag queens who use that representation that it bothers."

Also, Barbara Butch, an artist who portrayed Christ in performance, posted on Instagram a screenshot image of the presentation over an image of the Last Supper with the comment, " Oh yes! Oh yes! The new gay testament! 

But the post was deleted following the protests by Chriatians from across the globe. 

On her Instagram profile, Butch says he is “a Love activist, Dj and producer based in Paris. My aim is to unite people, gather humans & share love through music for all of Us to dance & make our hearts beat (in unison)! Music sounds better with all of Us!”

But their performance at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris prompted massive division and sparked debates worldwide. 

The drag queens admitted they deliberately parodied the Last Supper, countering the statements of the Olympic Games officials that there were not intentions to offend the Christians. 

But the performance did offend not only ordinary Christians and religious heads, but also world leaders. 

Mike Johnson, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives posted on X on July 28.

"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. “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” 

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini in a post wrote, "Opening the Olympics by insulting billions of Christians around the world was a really bad start, dear French."

The French bishops issued a statement on July 27 decrying the performance. Christian churches from across the globe expressed their solidarity with the Church in France in denouncing the Last Supper parody as a disrespect to the Christian faith.