WE TURN NOW TO THE SUPER BOWL KICKER FROM THE KANSAS CITY
CHIEFS GETTING BACKLASH AFTER HIS COMMENCEMENT SPEECH HE MADE.
STEPHANIE RAMOS HAS THE STORY. GOOD MORNING, STEPHANIE.
>> GOOD MORNING. HARRISON BUCKTER DELIVERED HIS
ADDRESS AT THE PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
NEAR KANSAS CITY. HE HIT ON A NUMBER OF TOPICS
INCLUDING ROLES OF MEN AND WOMEN, THE COVID RESPONSE AND
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S POLICIES. HE KICKED THE LONGEST FIELD GOAL
IN SUPER BOWL HISTORY TO LEAD THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS TO
VICTORY OVER THE 49ERS. >> THAT IS NOW NINE CONSECUTIVE
MAKES FROM OUTSIDE 50. >> Reporter: BUT THIS MORNING HE
IS MAKING HEADLINES FOR REMARKS OFF THE FIELD DURING A
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT BENEDICTINE COLLEGE IN KANSAS.
A CONSERVATIVE CATHOLIC LIBERAL ARTS SCHOOL.
>> IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I HAVE GAINED
QUITE THE REPUTATION FOR SPEAKING MY MIND.
>> Reporter: SOUNDING OFF ABOUT WORKING WOMEN.
>> I THINK IT IS YOU, THE WOMEN, WHO HAVE HAD THE MOST DIABOLICAL
LIES TOLD TO YOU. HOW MANY OF YOU ARE SITTING HERE
NOW ABOUT TO CROSS THIS STAGE AND ARE THINKING ABOUT ALL THE
PROMOTIONS AND TITLES YOU ARE GOING TO GET IN YOUR CAREER?
SOME MAY GO ON TO LEAD SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN THE WORLD
BUT I WOULD VENTURE TO GUESS A MAJORITY OF YOU ARE MOST EXCITED
ABOUT YOUR MARRIAGE AND THE CHILDREN YOU WILL BRING INTO
THIS WORLD. >> Reporter: HE THEN REFERRED TO
PRIDE MONTH, WHICH CELEBRATES THE LBGQT COMMUNITY AS A DEADLY SIN.
>> NOT THE DEADLY SIN PRIDE THAT HAS AN ENTIRE MONTH DEDICATED TO
IT, BUT THE TRUE GOD CENTERED PRIDE THAT IS COOPERATING WITH
THE HOLY GHOST TO GLORIFY HIM. >> I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS
SUCH AN OUTDATED ANTIQUATED VIEW ON LGBTQ PEOPLE, AND WOMEN.
AND USING RELIGION IN A WAY. >> Reporter: HE ALSO MENTIONED
PRIESTS WHO HAVE BECOME TOO FAMILIAR WITH PARISHIONERS
ILLUSTRATING HIS POINT BY BORROWING A LINE FROM A SONG
WRITTEN BY A CERTAIN FAMOUS TEAMMATE'S GIRLFRIEND.
>> AS MY TEAMMATE'S GIRLFRIEND SAYS, FAMILIARITY BREEDS
CONTEMPT. >> Reporter: THAT LINE FROM
TAYLOR SWIFT DRAWING THE IRE OF SWIFTIES.
ONE WRITING I DON'T THINK YOU GRASPED THE MESSAGE OF THE
TAYLOR SONG YOU QUOTED. GO LISTEN TO HER ALBUMS AS
HOMEWORK. THE NFL REACTING SAYING --
HARRISON BUTKER GAVE A SPEECH IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY.
THE VIEWS ARE NOT THOSE OF THE NFL AS AN ORGANIZATION.
THE NFL IS STEADFAST IN OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION, WHICH
ONLY MAKES OUR LEAGUE STRONGER. THERE WERE APPARENTLY SOME MIXED
REVIEWS IN THE CROWD. BUT IN THE END HE DID RECEIVE A
STANDING OVATION FROM THE GRADUATES, FOR MANY GRADUATES
AND SOME ATTENDEES THERE. >> Robin: USUALLY THE
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS IS ABOUT THE GRADUATES NOT ABOUT YOUR
PERSONAL VIEWS IN THAT. >> RIGHT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER ALSO THAT THE SCHOOL
DID INVITE HIM AND HE'S MADE HIS CATHOLIC CONSERVATIVE VIEWS VERY
WELL KNOWN. YOU'RE RIGHT, UPLIFTING, RIGHT?
AN UPLIFTING SPEECH? AND, NO. BUT AS YOU SAID, HE GOT A STANDING OVATION
AFTER THAT. RIGHT.
ALRIGHT, STEPHANIE. THANK YOU.