The encouraged women in the graduating class to embrace their “vocation” as a “homemaker.” Butker also assailed Pride month, which has served as a particularly significant time for the LGBTQ+ community on an annual basis.
“I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you,” Butker said.
“Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world. I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say that her life truly started when she started living her vocation as a wife and as a mother,” he said.