A Full House alum was not impressed with the Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony

While the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are in full swing, it seems a lot of people still can’t get past the Opening Ceremony.

Many Christian groups have slammed the proceedings as a ‘mockery’ of their religion, claiming drag performers positioned at a long table depicted Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper painting.

A number of prominent figures have also spoken out against the Opening Ceremony, including Donald Trump.

“I thought that the Opening Ceremony was a disgrace… I mean, they can do certain things. I thought it was terrible,” the former US president told Fox News.

And now Candace Cameron Bure, who starred as D.J. Tanner on Full House, has weighed in on the debate.

In an Instagram video shared on Sunday (July 28), the actor said: “It felt too important not to [speak up] and I love the Olympic Games, I love them. My husband [Valeri Bure] is a two-time Olympic medalist, so is my brother-in-law, and my father-in-law is a three-time Olympic medalist.

“I have many friends that have competed in Games over the years and it’s something as a kid I have always loved… the Olympic Games have always brought me so much joy.”

The Opening Ceremony sparked controversy. (BBC)
The Opening Ceremony sparked controversy. (BBC)

Saying the Olympics is the home for the ‘best athletes in the world’, Bure found it disappointing: “So to watch such an incredible and wonderful event that’s gonna take place over the next two weeks and see the opening ceremonies completely blaspheme and mock the Christian faith with their interpretation of the Last Supper was disgusting.”

She added: “It made me so sad and someone said, ‘You shouldn’t be sad. You should be mad about it.’ I’m like, ‘Trust me, it makes me mad, but I’m more sad because I’m sad for souls.’

Many Christian groups claimed it was a 'mockery' of their religion. (BBC)
Many Christian groups claimed it was a ‘mockery’ of their religion. (BBC)

“I pray for my heart to break over what breaks God’s heart and I just think about all the people that have rejected the gospel of Jesus Christ or don’t know the gospel of Jesus Christ.

“In the Bible, in Galatians, it says, ‘God is not mocked for whatever a person sows he will also reap because the one who sows … will reap destruction from the flesh.'”

Amid all the controversy, a spokeswoman for the Paris 2024 Olympics has issued an apology.

Speaking to a group of reporters, Anne Descamps said: “Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group.

“If people have taken any offence, we are of course really, really sorry.”

Meanwhile, Thomas Jolly, who choreographed the scene, told BFM: “The idea was to do a big pagan party linked to the gods of Olympus.

“You’ll never find in my work any desire to mock or denigrate anyone. I wanted a ceremony that brings people together, that reconciles, but also a ceremony that affirms our Republican values of liberty, equality and fraternity.”