In his speech, the 28-year-old took aim at working women, the LGBTQ+ community, abortion rights and more.
FILE - Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker speaks to the media during NFL football Super Bowl 58 opening night Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas.
"Tragically, so many priests revolve much of their happiness from the adulation they receive from their parishioners. And in searching for this, they let their guard down and become overly familiar," he "said. "This undue familiarity will prove to be problematic every time. Because as my teammate's girlfriend says, 'familiarity breeds contempt.'"
He went on to criticize the LGBTQ+ community by saying that Pride Month is "the deadly sin sort of pride that has a month dedicated to it" and attacked some of Biden's policies including abortion and his response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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