Catholic protesters gather, march outside Dodger Stadium in opposition to Pride Night
- The Dodgers will host their annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night at Dodger Stadium Friday, including presenting a Community Hero Award to a group of self-described "queer and trans nuns," the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, which has drawn opposition from Catholic groups and organizations.
- Catholic leaders have organized a prayerful procession and dedicated prayers during a 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 U.S. Conference of Bishops has urged Catholics nationwide to join the prayers.
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Thousands Protest at Dodgers Stadium as Team Honors Anti-Catholic Drag Group
Thousands of protestors gathered at the gates of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on June 16 amid backlashes from religious groups after the baseball team invited an anti-Catholic drag queen group to be honored at the venue for its annual LGBT “Pride Night.” The protest, which was co-sponsored by nonprofits Catholic Vote and Catholics for Catholics, lasted for four hours until Friday evening, during the height of which organizers said up to 10,000 …
Massive Protest Unfolds Outside Dodger Stadium On Pride Night
Diamond Images/Getty Images Pride Nights in sports have been a point of contention among a segment of sports fans since their inception. And on Friday, huge numbers of people reportedly showed up to oppose a ceremony the Dodgers were holding at that evening's game.Per Savanah Hernandez, "Thousands of Catholics have shut down the main entrance to Dodger Stadium on Vin Scully avenue in protest of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence being honored …
Thousands protest outside stadium as Dodgers honor troupe of drag-queen ‘nuns’
Catholic leaders declared victory after thousands turned out to protest the Los Angeles Dodgers for honoring a troupe of drag queens who dress like "nuns," while the award ceremony itself was sparsely attended.
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