Did Mel Gibson criticise the Paris Olympics and the Pope for mocking his Christian faith?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Mel Gibson criticised Olympics + Pope for mocking his faith!
People are sharing a post (archive) by excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, who claimed that Mel Gibson sent him a message criticising the Paris Olympics for mocking his Christian faith!
Arcivescovo Carlo Maria Viganò :
Just received a message from Mel Gibson @MelGibsonFilms about the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games #JO2024 in Paris:
“That the Olympic ceremony in France mocked my faith. Who do they think they are that they can do this? Giving the gold medal to a biological male in women’s swimming had already made me boycott the games, but this offense has sealed the deal. Who conceived & designed that display?
It’s telling that the Ayatollah in Iran condemns this disgusting offensive display & yet our apostate, schismatic excuse for a pope says nothing, but we know that the last 11 years is just Halloween for Jorge Bergoglio.”
That claim was shared by many people, and even reposted as news. Here are some examples:
LifeSiteNews : ‘Mocked my faith’: Mel Gibson blasts ‘disgusting’ Olympics opening ceremony
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Truth : Mel Gibson did not publicly criticise Olympics or Pope for mocking his faith!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS surrounding the 2024 Paris Olympics, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Mel Gibson Did Not Publicly Criticise Paris Olympics Or Pope
First, let’s start by pointing out that Mel Gibson did not publicly criticise the 2024 Paris Olympics, or Pope Francis, over the recent “Last Supper controversy“.
If that actually happened, it would have been reported worldwide. Not only is Mel Gibson a celebrity and a Hollywood veteran, such criticism would have been explosive.
Yet, no legitimate media reported on Mel Gibson’s outrage against both the Olympics and Pope Francis, even though it would have generated a lot of views. Not even celebrity blogs reported on it. That’s because it never happened.
While he is a notably devout Catholic, and would likely disapprove of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, there is no evidence he publicly posted his criticism of the Olympic Games and/or Pope Francis on social media.
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Fact #2 : Mel Gibson Is Not On Social Media
It appears that Archbishop Carlo Vigano mistakenly claimed that Mel Gibson messaged him, because Mel Gibson does not have any social media account.
The controversial message that Vigano received was sent by @MelGibsonFilms – an unofficial fan page for the actor-director. @MelGibsonFilms clearly stated that they are not Mel Gibson in its description:
Mel is awesome, I am not him •I•AM•NOT•MEL•GIBSON• insta:melgibson_fanpage
@MelGibsonFilms also pinned a tweet from February 2023, in which they clarified that Mel Gibson isn’t on social media, and that this was merely a Mel Gibson fanpage.
Please read bio. I am not Mel this is a fanpage dedicated to him. Mel is not on ANY social media. No official pages. All are fan dedicated pages or fake pages pretending. I have always been super open about this. God bless 🙏🏻
On top of that, @MelGibsonFilms actually informed Archbishop Vigano in his post that they are just a fan page, and have “no association” with Mel Gibson.
Please for the sake of clarity, this is a fan page run by a fan of Mel. I am not Mel and have no association with him. Thank you and god bless 🙏🏻
So let me repeat – Archbishop Vigano did not receive any message from Mel Gibson publicly criticising the 2024 Paris Olympics or Pope Francis.
Vigano only received the controversial message from an unofficial Mel Gibson fan page, because Mel Gibson is not on social media!
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Fact #3 : It Was Not A Parody Of Last Supper
Let me end by pointing out that the controversial tableau that many Christian conservatives are calling a parody of The Last Supper, was not a parody of that famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
Rather, the tableau showed the pagan celebration of Bacchanalia, with the Greek god Dionysus in attendance. As Thomas Jolly – the Paris Olympics 2024 artistic director explained:
It’s not my inspiration and that should be pretty obvious. There’s Dionysus arriving on a table. Why is he there? First and foremost because he is the god of celebration in Greek mythology and the tableau is called ‘Festivity’.
He is also the god of wine, which is also one of the jewels of France, and the father of Séquana, the goddess of the river Seine. The idea was to depict a big pagan celebration, linked to the gods of Olympus, and thus the Olympics.
You will never find in me, or in my work, a desire to mock or denigrate anyone. My aim was to create a ceremony that heals and a ceremony that reconciles, but also a ceremony that reaffirms the values which are those of our Republic of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity freedom, and absolutely not to mock anyone.
You can read more about this in our article – Did Paris Olympics mock Christians with Last Supper parody?!
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