'Jesus loving' influencers Chloe Szepanowski and Mitchell Orval slam Olympic Opening Ceremony for 'mocking God' READ MORE: 'Naked blue man' breaks his silence over 'grossly offensive' Last Supper parody at Olympics opening ceremony - as French Catholic church blasts the 'derision and mockery of Christianity' By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:12 BST, 28 July 2024 | Updated: 13:28 BST, 28 July 2024 e-mail View comments The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics sparked outrage from religious groups over allegations it featured a so-called blasphemous depiction of the Last Supper. It has also ruffled the feathers of a pair of popular Australian influencers, Chloe Szepanowski and her partner Mitchell Orval. The pair, who are described as 'Jesus Loving, Spirit Led, Family Centred' on their social media, shared angry posts to Instagram Stories on Saturday.
They compared Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, Last Supper, to the scene at the Olympics, which featured drag queens and a 'naked' man painted blue. 'Did anyone else see them mocking Jesus at the Olympic Games?' Orval wrote. 'If it made me as angry as I did, let it be a comforting reminder - they wouldn't be doing this unless he is the truth!' Szepanowski chimed in on her own post: 'Well this is just the absolute worst one yet.
'This year they are mocking God. This is appalling but all the more reason to follow Jesus.' The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics sparked outrage from religious groups over allegations it featured a so-called blasphemous depiction of the Last Supper.
It has also ruffled Australian influencers, Chloe Szepanowski and her partner Mitchell Orval (both pictured) Despite Chloe and Mitchell's concerns, it's since come to light that the Opening Ceremony was likely referencing a different artwork. Reverend Benjamin Cremer, based in the US, shared a post on social media which dispelled the allegation that the controversial scene was mocking Leonardo da Vinci's classic painting and therefore Christianity. The post reads: 'It was a representation of the event called the Feast of Dionysus.
Greek God of festivity and feasting and ritual and theatre. 'The Olympics are from Greek culture and tradition. French culture is deeply rooted in feasting and festivity and performing arts.
' According to the theory, the scene depicted in the opening ceremony was based on a painting called Feast of the Gods by Johann Rottenhammer and Jan Bruegel, circa 1602. The pair, who are described as 'Jesus Loving, Spirit Led, Family Centred' on their social media, shared angry posts to Instagram Stories on Saturday Szepanowski chimed in: 'Well this is just the absolute worst one yet. This year they are mocking God.
This is appalling but all the more reason to follow Jesus' It's since come to light that the Opening Ceremony was likely referencing a different artwork, Feast of Dionysus, with prominent religious figures pointing out the error online Read More The one thing everyone got wrong about the Olympics opening ceremony Another social media post challenged the idea the scene was depicting the Last Supper. Taylor Driskill Pafford wrote, 'This painting is not specifically Dionysus, but is showing how feasts were often depicted during the Renaissance period— with lots of Greek influence. 'It can look like the feast of Dionysus and it can also be reminiscent of the Last Supper.
'That's because during the renaissance, many paintings depicting a feast would have a table with people on one side (and maybe a few on the front ends) and have them seated and standing in differing positions.' Adding weight to Pafford's argument, her post was shared by a pastor. The Rev.
Cassie Rapko wrote, 'It wasn't the Last Supper, which is housed in Italy, not France. it was the Feast of Dionysus.' Olympics Share or comment on this article: 'Jesus loving' influencers Chloe Szepanowski and Mitchell Orval slam Olympic Opening Ceremony for 'mocking God' e-mail Add comment.
