The EWTN News portal reports that the Washington Nationals fired community relations director Sean Hudson after a video surfaced in which he admitted the team excluded pitcher Trevor Williams from social media activities due to his Catholic faith and criticism of the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.” Team president Jason Sinnarajah stated the team was “horrified” by the comments and that “the comments don’t reflect us as an organization.” Williams had spoken out in 2023 against the Los Angeles Dodgers honoring the drag group that mocks Catholic religious imagery. This incident exposes not merely workplace discrimination but the systemic persecution of faithful Catholics in public life, while the conciliar structures that claim to represent the Church remain characteristically silent on such blasphemy.
The Primacy of Christ the King Over Professional Sports
The Washington Nationals incident reveals a fundamental truth that modern society refuses to acknowledge: the reign of Christ the King extends to every sphere of human activity, including professional baseball. Pius XI, in his encyclical Quas Primas, established that “His reign encompasses also all non-Christians, so that most truly the entire human race is subject to the authority of Jesus Christ.” The attempt to exclude a faithful Catholic from team activities for defending the honor of Our Lord and His Blessed Mother constitutes not merely employment discrimination but a denial of Christ’s royal dignity in the public square.
When Williams declared, “We cannot stand idly by while Our Lord gets mocked,” he articulated the very essence of Catholic witness that the modern world finds intolerable. The Nationals’ initial response—silencing rather than supporting the faithful pitcher—demonstrates the systemic hostility toward authentic Catholic faith in contemporary institutions. That the team only acted after public exposure through a “guerrilla journalist” reveals the cowardice that pervades organizations when confronted with the demands of the Gospel.
The Blasphemy of the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence”
The “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” represent precisely the kind of organized blasphemy that the Church has always condemned. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops correctly identified their displays as “blasphemy,” though even this statement lacks the theological precision that the gravity of the offense demands. This is not mere offense to religious sensibilities but direct sacrilege against the sacred persons of Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Syllabus of Errors condemned the proposition that “the civil liberty of every form of worship, and the full power, given to all, of overtly and publicly manifesting any opinions whatsoever and thoughts, conduce more easily to corrupt the morals and minds of the people” (Proposition 79). The Dodgers’ decision to honor this group with a “Community Hero Award” exemplifies the corruption that results when Catholic institutions and public entities abandon the defense of divine honor in the name of false tolerance.
The Silence of Conciliar Structures
What is most striking about this incident is the conspicuous silence of the conciar structures that claim to represent the Catholic Church. While EWTN News reported the story, the Vatican under the usurper Leo XIV issued no statement defending Williams or condemning the blasphemy against Christ and His Mother. This silence is not accidental but characteristic of the post-conciliar apostasy that has abandoned the Church’s prophetic mission.
St. Pius X, in Lamentabili sane exitu, condemned the proposition that “the Church is incapable of effectively defending evangelical ethics, because it steadfastly adheres to its views, which cannot be reconciled with modern progress” (Proposition 63). The conciliar sect’s refusal to defend the faith against public blasphemy demonstrates precisely this capitulation to modern progress. The modernist “Church” fears offending the world more than offending God.
The Heresy of Religious Indifferentism
The Nationals’ initial treatment of Williams reflects the heresy of religious indifferentism that Pius IX condemned in the Syllabus: “Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true” (Proposition 15); and “Man may, in the observance of any religion whatever, find the way of eternal salvation” (Proposition 16). By treating Williams’ Catholic faith as a liability to be managed rather than a truth to be respected, the team implicitly adopted the modernist position that all religious expressions are equally valid and that public professions of Catholic truth are inherently divisive.
The Catholic Church teaches, and has always taught, that “there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12), as Pius XI quoted in Quas Primas. Williams’ public confession of this truth—that Christ must not be mocked—should have been celebrated rather than punished. That it was instead grounds for exclusion reveals the anti-Catholic bias that pervades American institutions.
The Duty of Catholic Witness in the Public Square
Williams’ courage in speaking out, despite professional consequences, exemplifies the Catholic witness that the modern world desperately needs. His statement that “we cannot stand idly by while Our Lord gets mocked” echoes the words of the Prophet Elias: “I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts” (3 Kings 19:10). In an age when even many Catholics remain silent in the face of blasphemy, Williams’ public confession of faith stands as a rebuke to the lukewarm.
The Code of Canon Law (1917), Canon 1325, §1, states that “all the faithful are bound to profess their faith publicly whenever their silence, evasion, or manner of acting would otherwise entail an implicit denial of the faith, contempt for religion, or injury to God.” Williams fulfilled this obligation; the Nationals attempted to punish him for it; and the conciliar structures that should have defended him remained silent.
The Consequences of Apostasy
This incident illustrates the broader consequences of the post-conciliar apostasy. When the Church abandons its mission to proclaim Christ’s kingship over all nations and all spheres of life, the result is not tolerance but persecution. The conciliar sect’s embrace of religious liberty, false ecumenism, and dialogue with the world has not produced respect for Catholics but contempt. Williams was not discriminated against despite the Church’s modernist turn but because the Church’s silence has made such discrimination possible.
Pius XI warned in Quas Primas that “when God and Jesus Christ were removed from laws and states and when authority was derived not from God but from men, the foundations of that authority were destroyed.” The Nationals’ treatment of Williams—and the conciliar sect’s failure to defend him—demonstrates this truth. When Christ is removed from public life, those who confess Him become liabilities rather than assets.
The Call to Catholic Action
This incident should serve as a call to authentic Catholic action. The faithful must support Williams and other Catholic athletes who witness to the faith in the public square. They must demand that Catholic institutions—including the conciar structures when possible—defend the honor of Christ and His Mother against blasphemy. And they must recognize that silence in the face of blasphemy is complicity in blasphemy.
The Washington Nationals ultimately fired Hudson, but only after public pressure forced their hand. This is not justice but damage control. True justice would require the team to apologize to Williams, to publicly affirm his right to practice his faith without professional consequences, and to reject the blasphemous “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” entirely. That such measures remain unlikely demonstrates how far American institutions have fallen from the recognition of Christ’s kingship.
Conclusion
The Washington Nationals incident is not merely a story about workplace discrimination but a revelation of the spiritual state of modern society. A Catholic athlete is blacklisted for defending the honor of Christ; a baseball team initially protects the blacklister rather than the faithful pitcher; and the conciliar structures that claim to represent the Church remain silent. This is the fruit of the post-conciliar apostasy: a world in which confession of Catholic truth is punished and blasphemy is honored.
Let us pray for Trevor Williams and all Catholic athletes who witness to the faith in hostile environments. Let us demand that the conciar structures fulfill their duty to defend the faith against blasphemy. And let us remember the words of Pius XI: “The state is happy not by one means, and man by another; for the state is nothing else than a harmonious association of men.” Until the state and all its institutions recognize the kingship of Christ, incidents like this will continue, and faithful Catholics will continue to suffer for their witness to the truth.
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Washington Nationals official fired after video that implied discrimination against Catholic pitcher (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 30.05.2026