Rob Schneider, Candace Cameron Bure Slam Olympics for Last Supper Tableau

Conservative figures in Hollywood reminiscent of Rob Schneider and Candace Cameron Bure are outraged over the Paris Olympics‘ opening ceremony for featuring a tableau that looked as if it would evoke Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” but replaced the painting’s religious figures with drag queens and more. The Catholic Church in France slammed the visual as a “derision and mockery of Christianity.”

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Schneider said he could be boycotting the remainder of the Paris games due to the controversial tableau.

“I’m sorry to say to all of the world’s biggest athletes, I wish you all one of the best, but I cannot watch an Olympics that disrespects Christianity and openly celebrates Devil,” the comedian wrote. “I sincerely hope these Olympics get the identical amount of viewers as CSPAN.”

Schneider later posted a still from the tableau and wrote: “Guys with their genitalia hanging out in front of youngsters?! Drag Queens?! I wasn’t sure if I used to be watching the Olympics or if I used to be watching a faculty board meeting…”

“Full House” alum Bure was also outraged in a video post shared to her Instagram where she said: “To observe such an incredible and wonderful event that’s gonna happen over the following two weeks and see the opening ceremonies completely blaspheme and mock the Christian faith with their interpretation of the Last Supper was disgusting. And it made me so sad. And someone said, ‘You shouldn’t be sad. You need to be mad about it.’ And I’m like, ‘Trust me. It makes me mad.’ But I’m more sad, because I’m sad for souls.”

Organizers for the Olympics said the segment by which the tableau appeared was intended to lift awareness “of the absurdity of violence between human beings.” Artistic director Thomas Jolly spoke to French outlet BFMTV after the opening ceremony and denied that “The Last Supper” even served as a reference. As an alternative, Jolly said the concept was to “have a grand pagan festival connected to the gods of Olympus” because the tableau prominently featured a version of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine.

“It was pretty clear, is It’s Dionysus who arrives on the table,” Jolly added. “Why is he there? Because Dionysus is the Greek god of festivities (…) and wine, and is the daddy of Sequana, the goddess of the Seine river.”

Olympics spokesperson Anne Descamps told the AP that “clearly there was never an intention to point out disrespect to any religious group,” adding: “We consider this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offense we’re really sorry.”