“I ask for forgiveness if I offended…” Philippe Katerine apologizes to the “Christians of the world” on CNN after the controversy linked to his performance during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

Faced with the controversy, Philippe Katerine took the floor to explain himself. During an interview with the American channel CNN, he apologized to “Christians of the world”

The table presented by Philippe Katerine during the opening ceremony of Paris Olympics particularly marked minds and divided public opinion, particularly abroad. The singer in fact appeared painted in blue, in his simplest form, in a sequence that could be compared to “The Lord's Supper"To Leonardo da Vinci, representing the last meal of Jesus Christ with his apostles.

During an interview conducted by CNN Monday July 29, Philippe Katerine said:

I'm sorry if this was shocking because that wasn't the intention at all. I was raised in the Christian religion and the most beautiful thing about this religion is forgiveness. So I ask for forgiveness if I offended. I saw images again that seemed very innocent to me. The Christians of the world will agree with me, I am sure, and will understand that it was above all a misunderstanding