“The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are being used as a target for homophobic attacks,” Zaldivar said. It was the first time the retired sales and marketing representative had taken part in a protest. Whittier resident Don Robert Elante, 69, was nearly in tears as he listened to speakers. Some demonstrators passed out rosaries and held up flags with religious imagery, illustrations of Jesus Christ and signs - including ones reading “Long Live Christ the King!” and “Shame on the Dodger’s organization.” Helicopters hovered above as demonstrators, most of them wearing red shirts, gathered in the parking lot, where a stage had been set up for speakers. But beforehand, hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside for a “prayerful procession” at Parking Lot 13. The Sisters organization - which describes itself as “a leading-edge order of queer and trans nuns” - received an award in recognition of its decades of community ministry ahead of Friday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. The main entrance to Dodger Stadium was briefly shut down Friday afternoon by a crowd protesting the honoring of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a satirical performance and activist organization considered blasphemous by some Christians, as part of the team’s 10th annual Pride Night.
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