Kansas City, Kansas Archbishop Backs Up Butker Speech

Local news readers likely already know that Archbishop Joseph Naumann has a history of controversial remarks in his own right. 

While he is a high ranking and important religious figure, here at TKC we're obligated to note that he also served as the architect of a disastrous Kansas abortion vote that sparked a surge of progressive push back and sparks a major linchpin for Democratic Party advances in 2024 wherein Missouri will likely suffer the same fate.

Translation: 

With all due respect, and right or wrong, voters and not The Almighty determine elections. 

 But I digress . . .

In fairness and because his words offer a glimpse at Catholic opinion . . . Here's the crux of the Archbishop's sentiments in the aftermath of a speech that continues to spark controversy . . . Check-it:

"I interpret what Mr. Butker said at Benedictine through the lens of his 2023 commencement address at his alma mater Georgia Tech. On that occasion, Mr. Butker said to both the male and female graduates that he knew many individuals who were professionally successful and wealthy but were personally miserable. Mr. Butker proposed that this was because they prioritized professional success and wealth over relationships with God and other people. Mr. Butker told the graduates that his most important ring was not a Super Bowl ring, but his wedding ring.

Mr. Butker has his priorities right. The family is the foundation of culture, society, the nation and the church. Marriage is the foundation of the family. The high divorce rate and weakening of the family have had both significant societal and personal consequences."

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