The controversy over the iconoclastic opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is refusing to abate days into the Games, with conservative political figures worldwide condemning a show that has been staunchly defended by President Emmanuel Macron and its creators.
Friday's parade along the River Seine, the first time the opening ceremony for a summer Games has been held outside a stadium, featured celebrations of same-sex love, drag queens and a scene critics have alleged lampooned the Last Supper of Jesus Christ.
