The Dodgers honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence activist organization inside Dodger Stadium on Friday countered the protests outside.
hosted the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, in the strangest of sights, there were no players in the dugout, no players on the field, and barely a couple of hundred fans in the stands.They stood in front of the third-base line and embraced their Community Hero Award medals as if they were accepting an Oscar.Christian and Catholic groups protested at Dodger Stadium hours before the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence were honored on Dodgers’ Pride Night.
In a four-minute ceremony that was the culmination of three weeks of controversy, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence activist organization was finally honored as the highlight of the Dodgers’ 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night.“The stands were more empty than filled, but the mood was warm and happy,” said Sister Unity after a ceremony that was held earlier than most Dodgers pregame events.
They are particularly abhorred by Catholics because the Sisters dress like nutty nuns and use skits to desecrate holy rituals and objects. As a lifelong Catholic, I am disturbed by some of the grotesque imagery created by the Sisters. But as a proud father of a daughter who is gay, I view this through the eyes of the great MC Plaschke, and can clearly see that the Sisters’ good works far outweigh their controversial performances.After announcing the Sisters would be honored, the Dodgers shamefully bowed to public pressure and dis-invited them, but five days later changed their minds and did the right thing by bringing them back.
“Part of our church position is not to bully, not to demonize, not to hate … and they’ve demonized and bullied,” he said. In all, it was a compelling start to Pride Night, which featured an odd mixture of empowerment and caution.
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