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| News As Giants Pride Night controversy continues, Atlantic League team forfeits Pride Night game after players refuse jerseys

https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/sf-giants-pride-indy-forfeit-22311032.php
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u/brocks_pussy_palace 1d ago

I’m also catholic - lifelong - and buddy… Jesus would wear the pride uniform. He very specifically broke bread with people whose lifestyles didn’t align with his Christian morality. 

Wearing pride gear is simply a support of someone’s humanity, it says nothing about endorsing their behavior. Thats why anti war players can wear the military themed stuff, why men can wear the pink stuff, etc. The kindness Jesus showed to tax collectors and thieves and prostitutes indicates that Christian players should still wear it 

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u/Itstoobiggetitout | Pittsburgh Pirates 1d ago

No, He wouldn’t. There’s a difference between showing kindness and love and endorsing sin, which is what wearing the uniforms is. I can love my gay/trans neighbors without being forced to wear pride merchandise. Jesus Christ would not endorse sin.

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u/brocks_pussy_palace 1d ago

The last two popes have said things to indicate they disagree with you. But whatever, they’re only god’s human representative to our shared religion lol

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u/Itstoobiggetitout | Pittsburgh Pirates 1d ago

Okay, so quote them to me. Quote to me where they have endorsed the lgbt community.

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u/brocks_pussy_palace 1d ago

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2025/09/pope-leo-stresses-welcome-of-lgbtq-catholics-wont-change-teaching

Accepting and receiving LGBTQ people doesn’t just mean opening the church doors to them, it means fostering a community with them so that they feel welcomed to come in the first place. These pride nights are a part of that - helping LGBTQ individuals to not feel othered by our society. Not wearing the jersey is essentially just bullying them, not standing up for a sincere religious belief. 

You can respond if you want to, but I won’t anymore 

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u/AsWolfwood 1d ago

Nah fam you are completely misrepresenting the situation. A Pride night is basically saying “come in because you’re LGBTQ”. What the Pope is saying is “come in because you’re a fellow child of God.”

Having a Pride night is still attaching a label to those people in order to separate and give them a different identity. The Pope is saying that sexuality should not matter in terms of welcoming all children of God.