Valeri Bure's wife Candace Bure bashes 'disgusting' Paris Olympics opening ceremony 'blaspheming and mocking' The Last Supper

NHL legend and two-time Olympic medalist Valeri Bure’s wife Candace Bure has always made her stance on faith known. The Bures are devoted Christians and Candace called out the representation of The Last Supper at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

Candace Bure shared her take on the similarities displayed between Lenardo Da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” painting and the controversial segment of the Olympic opening ceremony. In an Instagram reel she posted on Saturday, Candace said:

“Hi friends. So I didn’t really want to weigh in on the Olympics opening ceremony publicly because I always risk it becoming a headline. But it felt too important not to. And I love the Olympic Games. I love them.

"My husband is a two-time Olympic medalist. So is my brother-in-law and my father-in-law is a three-time Olympic medalist. And I have many many friends that have competed in the Games over the years.”

She then recalled how as a child she would stand by the streets watching the marathon runners go by during the 1984 edition of the Games held in Los Angeles. Candace praised the event as the tournament of the ‘best of the best’ and criticized how this year’s opening ceremony ‘mock’ the Christian faith.

“So to watch such an incredible and wonderful event that is going to take place over the next two weeks and see the opening ceremonies completely blasphemed and mock the Christian faith with their interpretation of The Last Supper was disgusting,” she said.

“And it made me so sad. And someone said you shouldn’t be sad, you should be mad about it. And I’m like, trust me, it makes me mad but I’m more sad because I’m sad for souls.”

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Candace Bure calls people to continue doing ‘good for all’

Candace Bure has always held strong religious beliefs and she felt that the reason behind people not defending their faith is because they are unaware of the messages of the gospel.

“And I just think about all the people that have rejected the gospel of Jesus Crist or don’t know the gospel of Jesus Crist and in the Bible,” Candace Bure said.

She then read out lines from the Bible, Galatians 6: 7-8 and 9-10. She reiterated the message of the lines and called people to continue working hard and doing ‘good for all:’

“So this is my encouragement to you, don’t get tired of doing good. Keep sharing the gospel. And it’s not just for the people that openly mock God. There’s so many people, there are Christians out there that say ‘Well I’m a Christian and that didn’t really bother me.’ Those people need to hear the gospel, too.”

Candace added that people who did not take offense to the controversial representation of The Last Supper at the Olympics opening ceremony should explore the messages and teachings of their faith deeply.