Dodgers host Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on Pride Night after month-long public debate

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers are hosting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on the team's LGBTQ+ Pride Night after a month-long public debate that drew national headlines.

Leading up to the Friday, June 16 LGBTQ+ Pride Night, it has been a public relations roller coaster ride for both the Dodgers and the Sisters, to say the least, over the last several weeks as both organizations faced backlash from individuals and groups from various walks of life.The Sisters, who aren't actual nuns but are known for dressing like them in public, made headlines earlier in the Spring after religious organizations and Sen.

Marco Rubio accused the group of mocking Catholics and Christians. The controversy surrounding The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence prompted the Dodgers last week to exclude the organization from the upcoming pride night festivities.The decision placed the Dodgers under more scrutiny as LA Pride criticized the team and threatened to rip their own invite to the June 16 Pride Night.The Los Angeles Dodgers have reinvited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to their Pride Night in June, after the organization rescinded the invite after pressure from Christian groups."As a longstanding partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, we are very disappointed in their decision to rescind their invitation to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to be honored at the 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night," LA Pride wrote, in-part, on social media.Less than two weeks after rescinding the invite, the Dodgers ended up apologizing to The Sisters and extended a second invite to the organization.

The organization accepted the Dodgers' apology and effectively made peace with one another.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Dodgers apologize to Sisters of Perpetual.