But while the Olympics Organizing Committee’s apology failed to convince a large proportion of the ceremony’s critics, it’s worth reminding all those for whom the sacred, the good and the beautiful still mean something that these performances, aimed at pseudo-elites perched in their ivory towers, do not reflect France’s soul.
As the whirlwind of the event dissipates, dusting off the worldwide scandal of the Games’ opening, we must remind its organizers and the members of the French government who applauded their transgressiveness that the world-honored landmarks that stood as the background for the ceremony along the Seine, from Notre Dame Cathedral to the Palais du Louvre, are the work of Catholic kings.
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