Dodgers drop plans to honor ‘Catholic hate group’ The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on June’s Pride Night after backlash led by Marco Rubio
- The Dodgers were criticized for Pride plans with Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
- They removed them after ‘strong feelings from people who were offended’
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The Los Angeles Dodgers uninvited drag group “The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” from their June pride night following a backlash led by Senator Marco Rubio over alleged anti-Christian sentiments.
The group calls its members queer and trans nuns and they wear habits.
They were supposed to receive the Dodgers’ Community Hero Award, but it has now been revoked.
Rubo wrote a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred about the Dodgers’ plan, claiming that the move was not “inclusive and welcoming to Christians.”
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence were initially invited to the Dodgers’ June Pride Night
They would receive a Community Hero Award presented by the Dodgers in June
The Catholic Vote organization said on Twitter that the group is “an anti-Catholic hate group.”
In response, the SPI is no longer involved in planning for June 3, when the Dodgers will host the New York Mets on their 10th Pride Night.
The Dodgers said in a statement: “This year, as part of a full evening of programming, we have invited a number of groups to join us.
“We are now aware that our inclusion of one group in particular – The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence – on this year’s Pride Night has been the source of some controversy.
“Given the strong feelings of people offended by the sisters’ participation in our evening, and in an effort not to distract from the great benefits we have seen over the years of Pride Night, we decide to to remove it from here. group of honorees of the year.’
According to Outkick, Rubio celebrated the news by saying, “For once, common sense prevailed in California.”
A statement from the Catholic Vote organization on Twitter said, “We are pleased that the Dodgers have reconsidered their decision to honor an anti-Catholic hate group known for their crude mockery of Catholic nuns.
“While we continue to question how such a group was selected in the first place, this incident should serve as a wake-up call to all believers: unchecked awake companies have no qualms about exploiting believers.”
The group itself says it is “shocked” by the reaction of the Dodgers.
Marco Rubio led the resistance and even wrote to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred
The Dodgers announced their relapse in a statement posted on social media
“I was so disappointed and so shocked that they would collapse so quickly,” said Sister Roma, a Bay Area spokesperson for the group. NBC.
“What I find really sad is that none of these people know who the sisters are. “None of these people want to know who the sisters are.”
Founded in 1979 in San Francisco, the group states on its website, “The sisters are committed to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the margins, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity and spiritual enlightenment.
“We use humor and irreverent humor to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that fetter the human spirit.”