Republicans demand the Olympics make drastic changes after 'vulgar mockery' of the Last Supper at the 2024 opening ceremony

Republicans are furious astatine nan Olympics's 'anti-Christian bigotry' displayed successful nan Paris competition's opening ceremony, saying it was a 'vulgar mockery' of Jesus and his billions of followers.

The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremonial sparked outrage by Christians aft Leonardo Da Vinci's world-renowned belief The Last Supper coating was warped into a resistance queen display.

The celebrated biblical segment of Jesus Christ and his 12 apostles sharing a last repast earlier nan crucifixion were replaced by transgender figures creating a 'woke' parody of nan ineffable scene. 

Olympics organizers person since been forced to apologize aft erstwhile President Donald Trump and other top belief conservatives decried nan segment.

The ceremonies besides featured DJ and shaper Barbara Butch — an LGBTQ+ icon — flanked by resistance artists and dancers. One backup dancer appeared to person his genitals exposed during nan ceremony.

Now, complete 2 twelve Republicans are demanding nan Olympic's charter beryllium rewritten to 'ensure that nary faiths are nan taxable of mockery' aft nan dreadful diverseness display, according to a missive exclusively obtained by Daily Mail.

'We constitute successful consequence to nan vulgar insult of nan Christian religion connected show astatine nan Opening Ceremony of nan Olympic Games Paris 2024,' nan Republicans constitute to nan International Olympic Committee's President Thomas Bach.

'There is nary spot for anti-Christian bigotry astatine an arena designed to bring nan world together,' nan lawmakers say. 'The Games should observe nan athletes, not denigrate anyone's faith.' 

'The Games should merge group of each country, race, and creed.' 

Then nan conservatives posed a mobility to nan game's president. 

'How tin we opportunity we are successful solidarity while bigotry and derision are portion of nan opening ceremonies?' 

The missive was led by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and included galore different GOP senators, including: Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Steve Daines, R-Mont., James Risch, R-Idaho, Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., John Barrasso, R-S.C., and Katie Britt, R-Ala., Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Todd Young, R-Ind., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Tim Scott, R-S.C.

The memo was besides signed by galore House Republicans: Reps: Erin Houchin, R-Ind., Tim Walberg, R-Mich., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Mary Miller, R-Ill., Clay Higgins, R-La., John Rose, R-Tenn., Bob Good, R-Va., Michael Burgess, R-Texas, and Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Robert Aderholt, R-Ala.

The creator Christian show caused specified a commotion for nan International Olympic Committee that they were speedy to rumor a explanation connected nan past supper scene following Friday's opening ceremony.

'Clearly location was ne'er an volition to show disrespect to immoderate belief group,' Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps told reporters Sunday.

'If group person taken immoderate discourtesy we are, of course, really, really sorry,' she added. 

Members of nan GOP statement successful nan missive really location are complete 2.5 cardinal Christians worldwide and that nan Olympic Committee's mentation down nan religion-inspired capacity was hollow. 

'The begetter of nan modern Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin, erstwhile said: 'May joyousness and bully fellowship reign, and successful this manner, whitethorn nan Olympic Torch prosecute its measurement done ages, expanding friends knowing among nations, for nan bully of a humanity ever much enthusiastic, much courageous and much pure,'' nan missive continued.

'The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should formally condemn nan insult that occurred successful Paris of 1 of nan astir ineffable moments of nan Christian faith.'

'Then, nan IOC should make general changes to guarantee this benignant of divisive show is not repeated to guarantee that Coubertin's imagination for nan Games whitethorn proceed to thrive.'

'Every person, from each federation and each faith, should beryllium encouraged to bask nan Olympics without being belittled aliases mocked,' nan missive concluded.