This past Sunday, Harrison Butker, who plays for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and is a traditional Catholic, delivered the commencement speech at Benedictine College, a highly-ranked, private, liberal arts, traditional Catholic school.
Why the outrage... and the support?
Across social media there is a lot of distortion regarding the reporting of his words, yet what did he actually say? Butker pulled no punches. Early on he said,
"Our own nation is led by a man who publicly and proudly proclaims his Catholic faith but at the same time is delusional enough to make the sign of the cross during a pro-abortion rally. He has been so vocal in his support for the murder of innocent babies that I'm sure to many people it appears that you can be both Catholic and pro-choice. He is not alone. From the man behind the COVID lockdowns to the people pushing dangerous gender ideologies onto the youth of America, they all have a glaring thing in common: They are Catholic. This is an important reminder that being Catholic alone doesn't cut it."
He continued speaking his mind, and eventually reached the most vilified part of his speech... |
The Show Ofcom Won't Let You See
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As Mark faces a looming court deadline tomorrow, we thought we would bring
you the first of two shows the UK's chief censor Ofcom deemed "harmful" -
not be...
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