Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan he judged that "an immorality was committed against Christendom" during the opening ceremony Olympic Games in Paris and added that he wants to talk to the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, about that topic.
"I will call the Pope at the first opportunity to share with him the immorality committed against Christendom and all Christians." "The Olympic Games have been used as a tool of depravity that corrupts human nature," Erdogan said.
A scene with transvestites around a table reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper" caused outrage from the extreme right in France and Italy, as well as some Christians. Many considered that scene shown in the rich program of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26 in Paris as a mockery of Christianity and Jesus Christ.
Erdogan, who initially announced his arrival in Paris on July 26 and 27 before changing his mind, justified his absence by claiming that his granddaughter had warned him.
"(French President Emmanuel) Macron invited me. I said I could come. But my 13-year-old granddaughter told me not to go and that they were going to organize an LGBT community event there. She showed me pictures from Instagram," Erdogan said, while the details of the opening ceremony of the Olympics were kept secret until the very beginning.
Erdogan: Used international influence in a disgusting way
Erdoğan said that a sporting event that should unite people opened "with a hostile attitude towards the values of humanity".
"What was done in Paris is a project that aims to bring people down to a lower level than animals," the Turkish president added.
Erdogan, an Islamic-conservative president who regularly criticizes the LGBT community, said that the international influence of OI was used in a "disgusting way" and that the targets were children, who are innocent beings.
"The shameful scene in Paris offended not only the Catholic and Christian world, but also us." We are outraged and appreciate the justified reaction of the Hungarian Prime Minister, Mr. (Viktor) Orbán," he added.
The Turkish public channel TRT Spor broadcast almost the entire opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, including the scene with transvestites. TRT then stopped the live broadcast after that scene, which caused outrage from many viewers on social networks.
Source: Beta
