California Republicans are castigating their Democratic colleagues for honoring a member of the anti-Catholic group, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, on Monday.
Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, R-San Diego, sent a letter to Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins, D-San Diego, on Thursday requesting that she retract an invitation to “Sisters” member Michael Williams, who goes by the stage name “Sister Roma” and is scheduled to appear at a ceremony honoring members of the LGBTQ community.Â
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, who identify as a group of “queer and trans nuns,” are known for mocking Christian beliefs, including holding an annual “Foxy Mary” and “Hunky Jesus” contest, pole dancing on crosses, and using the saying, “Go forth and sin some more!”
“We feel that that’s just not appropriate for the California State Senate and that type of display doesn’t rise to the level that should be honored in the State Capitol,” Jones told Fox News Digital.Â
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Jones said, “Senate Democrats have shown a blatant disregard for the 10 million Catholic Californians in our state.”Â
“Were this group to spread hateful messages about Jews, Muslims, Hindus, or any other religion, Senate Democrats would certainly not extend this invitation,” Jones said.Â
Atkins, who is a member of the LGBTQ community, has called Republicans’ request to remove Sister Roma a “misguided distraction” and accused them of “leaning in to polarization.”Â
“I stand with the members of the LGBTQ Caucus – Sister Roma and all of this year’s honorees are deserving of being celebrated for their contributions to the LGBTQ+ community and California,” she said.Â
In a letter responding to her Republican colleagues, Atkins pointed to comments “Sister Roma” gave to The San Francisco Chronicle stating that the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence has “no hate for people of faith who do not weaponize their…
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