Blasphème & Olympiques

But the Olympics Last Supper parody cannot be easily dismissed. Perhaps it was intended only to spoof an iconic painting by Leonardo da Vinci. But millions of Christian watchers saw it as mocking their faith, which of course the Olympics organizers knew, but they proceeded anyway. Why? Mocking traditional faith for some conveys courage, independence, and irreverence, they like to think. But mocking Christianity in France, where church attendance is about 8 percent, and where secularism is strong, is hardly brave or unique.