Bert Pretorius, a senior pastor at the Rhema Church, has reacted with outrage over the parody of the Last Supper at Friday evenings opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics .
During the opening ceremony on the Seine, several drag queens were seated around the table, resembling the Last Supper, when Jesus shared his final meal with his disciples before his crucifixion.
That segment of the ceremony on Friday, which was titled Festivity has angered religious groups, with The French Bishops Conference it was a mockery of Christianity.
'However, this ceremony unfortunately included scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity, which we deeply regret,' the bishops said, according to AFP.
In South Africa, Pretorius, senior pastor of 3C Church and chairman of Rhema Family Churches also voiced his disappointment, calling it a disturbing sign of the times.