Rubio ad slamming Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence rejected by station airing Dodgers game

An ad from Sen. Marco Rubio’s Reclaim America PAC shows imagery of the anti-Catholic drag group to be honored during Friday night's Dodgers game. Credit: Reclaim America PAC

EXCLUSIVE: A TV ad slamming an anti-Catholic drag group has been rejected from playing during the Los Angeles Dodgers game where the controversial group is set to receive the team’s "Community Hero Award."

An adviser to Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said his Reclaim America PAC had reserved the 30-second, in-game spot last Friday for the ad to play during the Dodgers vs. Giants game on Spectrum SportsNet LA. It said the ad was delivered to the network on Tuesday but was later rejected without explanation.

The Dodgers faced massive backlash from all political sides last month after caving to pressure and reversing a decision to rescind an invitation for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a nonprofit performance group that features drag queens dressed as nuns. The group’s invitation was reinstated, and they are now expected to be honored on the field of Dodger Stadium at Pride Night this Friday. 

"The Dodgers are honoring an anti-Catholic hate group as community heroes, but they're afraid of airing an ad showing these so-called sisters out in the community," Rubio told Fox News Digital. "It tells you everything you need to know about the Dodgers, Major League Baseball, and the media. They are no longer demanding tolerance, they now promote intolerance and even hatred of Christianity."  

An ad from Sen. Marco Rubio’s Reclaim America PAC shows imagery of an anti-Catholic drag group. (Reclaim America PAC)

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The rejected ad shows clips of the group,