The Los Angeles Dodgers have disinvited a LGBTQIA+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the team's annual Pride Night after opposition from conservative Catholic groups.

The charity, protest and performance group was to have received the team's Community Hero Award in a ceremony during the 10th annual event before the June 16.

"Given the strong feelings of people who have been offended by the sisters' inclusion in our evening, and in an effort not to distract from the great benefits that we have seen over the years of Pride Night, we are deciding to remove them from this year's group of honorees," the Dodgers said in a statement.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence first appeared in San Francisco in 1979 in the Castro District in the form of three men wearing nun outfits. It was a whimsical protest over local and LGBTQIA+ issues. But over the decades, it has grown into a number of loosely organized chapters around the world that engage in charitable and protest work.

Opponents, however, urged the Dodgers to retract their decision to honor the group on the grounds that it mocks the Catholic faith.