The Dodger’s plan to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a charity organization consisting of nuns dressed in drag, has been met with outrage by some Catholics and a large protest is expected outside of the stadium this afternoon.
The Sisters will be awarded with the Dodgers Community Hero Award as part of the team’s annual Pride Night Celebration, which will take place inside the stadium prior to tonight’s 7 p.m. game against the San Francisco Giants.
Meanwhile, the group Catholics for Catholics announced a “prayerful procession” from 3 to 7 p.m., encouraging people to meet at the stadium’s Lot 13 to “stand up to LA Dodgers blaspheme vs. Jesus Christ,” according to their website. The group said its intent is to host a peaceful event, but discouraged children from attending as they “anticipate hostility from anti-Christian protesters.”
Before that, Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez plans to dedicate prayers during his 12 p.m. Friday mass to “healing due to the harm caused by the Dodgers’ decision to honor a group that intentionally denigrates and profanes the Christian faith.” The mass will be held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown L.A., about two miles away from Dodger Stadium.
“We wish Archbishop Gomez and his flock the very best,” said the Los Angeles chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, in a statement shared with the Southern California News Group.
“We pray all Angelenos will enjoy the magnificent athleticism and sportsmanship of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. We will be in attendance to cheer on our beloved LGBTQ community and to support the Dodgers as they beat the San Francisco Giants,” the statement continued.
Pride Night is not a new tradition at Dodger’s Stadium, but in the past it has not drawn this degree of controversy.
Pushback began in May when the Dodgers announced their intent to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — a group that some see as a…
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