Catholic bishops torch the Dodgers for honoring Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence drag nun group

Theologian and former Catholic priest Jonathan Morris calls out the sports team for honoring an anti-Catholic group on 'The Story.'

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a statement Monday slamming the Los Angeles Dodgers for choosing to honor a charitable drag group that dresses like nuns, calling the decision "blasphemy." 

The Dodgers caved to pressure last month, reversing its decision to withdraw an invitation for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to accept an award on the field of Dodger Stadium at Pride Night this Friday. 

The Major League Baseball team issued an apology to the anti-Catholic charity and the LGBTQ community, promising to "better educate ourselves." The group was also re-invited to Pride Night to accept the "Community Hero Award."

The bishops responded Monday by urging Catholics to say a special prayer, the Litany of the Sacred Heart, on the day the team hosts the group.

"This year, on June 16—the day of the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus—a professional baseball team has shockingly chosen to honor a group whose lewdness and vulgarity in mocking our Lord, His Mother, and consecrated women cannot be overstated," their statement read. "This is not just offensive and painful to Christians everywhere; it is blasphemy."

Members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence attend a memorial service on June 19, 2016, in Orlando, Florida.  (Spencer Platt)

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"It has been heartening to see so many faithful Catholics and others of good will stand up to say that what this group does is wrong, and it is wrong to honor them," it added. "We call on Catholics to pray the Litany of the