Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker isn’t backing down amid calls for cancellation and ongoing debate over his now-viral Benedictine College commencement speech.
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Butker delivered his first public comments on the matter Friday at the Regina Caeli Academy’s Courage Under Fire gala in Nashville, Tennessee, openly and boldly defending his graduation speech, which hit out at President Joe Biden, abortion, and more.
The Super Bowl star said the gala’s theme, “Courage Under Fire,” was serendipitously decided well before the controversy broke out, and its appropriateness couldn’t be overstated.
“If it wasn’t clear that the timeless Catholic values are hated by many, it is now,” Butker said. “Over the past few days, my beliefs — or what people think I believe — have been the focus of countless discussions around the globe.”
He added, “At the outset, many people expressed a shocking level of hate. But, as the days went on, even those who disagreed with my viewpoints shared their support for my freedom of religion.”
And he wasn’t done there. Butker said he has decided to share about his Catholic faith “consciously” and does “not regret at all,” fully recognizing it will impact how some view
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