Catholics Voice Support for Harrison Butker Amid Graduation Address Backlash | EWTN News Nightly

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Several prominent Catholics are voicing their support for Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker after his address at the graduation of Benedictine College in Kansas touched on hot-button issues and drew some criticism. The practicing Catholic and Super Bowl winner received backlash for sharing his views on gender, abortion, assisted suicide and IVF. Kristan Hawkins from pro-life group Students for America said "If you watch one video today, this should be it". The Head of the Diocese of Kansas City - Saint Joseph also weighed in. Bishop James Johnston said in part, "Harrison Butker's passion for his Catholic faith and his family are beautiful and well known. And like most people, he also has strong opinions on where we are as a Church and as a nation." This comes amid calls for the Chiefs to fire Butker, and even the NFL denounced his comments. Christian Sports Agent and founder of DLE Agency and Achilles Public Relations, Doug Eldridge, joins to tell us a little about Butker's comments and some of the pushback. Eldridge explains how he would respond if Butker was his client. He discusses what he makes of the NFL's statement, distancing itself from Butker and whether any of his teammates have spoken out. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf