Facing a torrent of criticism from fans, the LGBTQ community and elected leaders, the LA Dodgers backtracked Monday and re-invited a group of self-described queer and trans nuns to their upcoming Pride Night.
, it says it “defends the right of Catholics – lay and clergy alike – to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination.”His letter to Manfred, dated May 16, called the sisters “an obscene anti-Catholic group.” Less than a day later, the Dodgers removed the sisters from Pride Night.
Sister Unity insists that her group does not mock Catholics. Several members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are themselves Catholic. Ontiveros also pushed back on the notion that the sisters' outfits are meant as an affront to Catholicism, and said his group's costumes act as a way to encourage important conversations.
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