Bishops Demand Apology from Olympic Committee Following Last Supper Controversy | EWTN News Nightly
- Preacher
- Mother Angelica
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 4:55
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There are new developments today in the pushback against the controversial opening ceremonies to the Paris Olympics, especially the depiction of the Last Supper. Today, a group of 24 Catholic bishops from around the world demanded an apology from the International Olympic Committee. The strongly worded letter says the opening ceremonies was "an intentionally hateful mockery" of the Last Supper. The bishops also said, "It is hard to understand how the faith of over 2 billion people can be so casually and intentionally blasphemed." The Church leaders also call for a day of prayer and fasting. 2 dozen bishops signed the letter. They include Cardinal Raymond Burke of Wisconsin, Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City and Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Kazakhstan. Editor in Chief of CNA Deutsch, AC Wimmer, joins to share why the depiction of the Last Supper was so offensive to the faithful. Wimmer discusses who led the process of signing the open letter and what was involved in the writing process of it. He tells us the reaction to the letter so far and whether he thinks the letter goes far enough. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf
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