WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — MLB pitcher Trevor Williams has repeated his opposition to the decision by the Los Angeles Dodgers to honor on Friday a blasphemous drag queen group called the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.”
The group practices “blatant mockery” of the Catholic faith, the Washington Nationals pitcher told EWTN.
For the first time @MeLlamoTrevor sits down for an interview after his tweet was viewed 20 million times, calling out the LA @Dodgers for honouring a group he says make a blatant and deeply offensive mockery of his religion. pic.twitter.com/Omyre0RYrt
— Colm Flynn (@colmflynnire) June 14, 2023
“As a devout Catholic, I am deeply troubled by the Dodgers’ decision to re-invite and honor the group ‘The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’ at their Pride Night this year,” Williams previously wrote on Twitter. He also called for a boycott of the Dodgers for honoring the LGBT activists with a community hero award.
“We cannot stand idly by while our Lord gets mocked,” Williams told EWTN in a clip posted on Thursday.
He noted that the Dodgers’ own fan code of conduct prohibits attire and language that mocks someone’s race, creed, or religion.
“When I saw how deeply offensive it was, doing awful things to the cross, doing awful things about stations of the cross…it became a point where these negatives shouldn’t be honored, and they shouldn’t mock a certain group,” Williams said.
He said that “anyone with two eyes and a brain” can understand the mockery.
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America magazine writer Michael O’Loughlin attempted has to defend the group by pointing to its support for “charitable causes,” even though the recipients are not exactly feeding the poor or housing the homeless.
Grant recipients, as listed on the group’s website, include a tarot card “magic” shop, “sacred spaces for Queer and Two Spirit people,” and an organization that “provides education, gender affirming clothing and resources to transgender youth and young adults. This grant goes to purchase chest binders and clothing for California Students.”
The invitation, then cancelation, then re-invitation has drawn national coverage and prompted LifeSiteNews and several Catholic groups to organize a Eucharistic procession to the Dodgers’ stadium on Friday night.
Bishop Joseph Strickland will carry a first class relic of St. John Paul II as part of the procession.
“I believe it is essential that we speak up with clarity and charity when the truth that Jesus died to share is blasphemed or ignored. He died and rose for us all and we can’t tire of sharing this good news,” Bp. Strickland said. “All who will gather in Dodger stadium are beloved children of God. They are free to reject His Love but we must continue to tell them they are beloved of God and His Son Jesus called us to repent of our sins.”
Commenting on the relic of Pope John Paul II, Bp. Strickland said that the saint “is an appropriate intercessor for this because his pontificate was all about the splendor of truth.”
The main organizer of this event is Virgin Most Powerful Radio. The procession is also being sponsored by several other Catholic groups, including Catholics for Catholics, America Needs Fatima, and CatholicVote, and by LifeSiteNews.