The bishops of the Archdiocese of Ibadan in West Nigeria, led by Archbishop Gabriel 'Leke Abegunrin, rebuked the 'sad' performance that 'detracts from the status of the Olympics and belies all claims to enduring civility and respect for freedom of religion in the West.'
(LifeSiteNews) — Catholic bishops in Africa are speaking out against the opening ceremonies at the 2024 Paris Olympics that they called a “decadent caricature” of the Last Supper.
In a statement provided to ACI Africa this week, the bishops of the Archdiocese of Ibadan in West Nigeria rebuked the “sad” performance that they said “detracts from the status of the Olympics and belies all claims to enduring civility and respect for freedom of religion in the West.”
“As Africans, we have a great respect for the divine and for religious sentiments,” they said. The ceremony was part of “deliberate ongoing attempts in Europe and America to repurpose and demean Christian themes without regard for peace loving Christians who practice and profess their religion in peace.”
The Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan is overseen by 77-year-old Metropolitan Archbishop Gabriel ‘Leke Abegunrin, who was appointed to the role in 2013 by Pope Francis.
As previously reported by LifeSiteNews, Abegunrin slammed the West in April 2015 for pushing abortion, homosexuality, and gender confusion onto the Nigerian people. In 2016, he signed a statement warning the country’s health minister about scrapping a century-old pro-life law.
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