Russian Orthodox Church describes Olympic closing poster as a symbol of the devil

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Deputy Administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate, Archbishop Savva (Tutunov) of Zelenograd, Telegram channel Paris Olympics cover poster with devil symbol.

“How did you fall from heaven, Lucifer, son of the dawn! You fell to the ground, trampling the nations” (Isa. 14:12)… The poster represents an icon of the fallen light, an icon of the devil,” wrote Sava.

The poster depicts planet Earth with a luminous male figure falling onto it.

The closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympics will be held on August 11.

Organisers of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris have been criticised for some aspects they see as disrespectful to Christians.

To the organizers I had to apologize.

“We wanted to celebrate unity and tolerance. Based on the survey results, we believe this goal has been achieved,” said Anne Deschamps, Paris 2024 Communications Director.

Former State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin statedThe Bible was desecrated at the Olympic opening ceremony.

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