‘America Needs More Jesus, Not Less’: Chiefs Kicker Calls Out Chicago Cardinal Who Led Invocation At DNC With Cross Hidden

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker called out a Chicago Cardinal who led the invocation at the Democratic National Convention with his cross hidden under his jacket and failed to mention Jesus Christ’s name.

In a Tuesday post on X, the Chiefs star shared a clip from the first night of the 2024 DNC in Chicago with Roman Catholic Cardinal Blase Cupich at the podium giving the opening prayer and the religious leader’s pectoral cross could not be seen because it was tucked inside the Cardinal’s jacket.

“America needs more Jesus not less,” Butker’s post read. “We need our shepherds to fearlessly lead and not be afraid to proclaim that Christ is King.”

“It starts with bishops boldly wearing their pectoral cross outside their jackets,” he added.

America needs more Jesus not less. We need our shepherds to fearlessly lead and not be afraid to proclaim that Christ is King 👑 It starts with bishops boldly wearing their pectoral cross outside their jackets ✝️ https://t.co/pwY0OTql8L

— Harrison Butker (@buttkicker7) August 20, 2024

As Butker noted, the Cardinal faced additional criticism because during his invocation, the name Jesus was not mentioned once, as LifeNews noted.

During this prayer, the religious leader called on the faithful “to root out ongoing injustices in our national life, especially those created by moral blindness and fear of the other” and to forge a “new chapter of our nation’s history.”

At one point, the Cardinal of the Archdiocese of Chicago also quoted Pope Francis, but not Jesus.

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“Hiding his pectoral cross, and never once [m]entioning the name of Jesus, Cdl. Blase Cupich gave the invocation at an event providing free abortions and vasectomies,” The Lepanto Institute, a conservative Catholic organization, wrote on X, pointing out Planned Parenthood’s “mobile health clinic” blocks from the DNC offering abortions.

Catholic Vote said simply, “The DNC is demonic.”

One journalist wrote, “McCarrick disciple Cardinal Cupich gives invocation at DNC in Chicago as abortions and vasectomies take place just feet away. No sign of the cross. No mention of the Holy Name of Jesus. Pectoral cross conveniently hidden.”

Another person wrote, “Did the catholic priest notice the horrific child sacrifice abortion ritual happening outside the DNC convention or is he just going to ignore that?”

Butker made headlines earlier this year after he gave the commencement address at Benedictine College, a Catholic university in Kansas, in which he praised his wife for being a “homemaker,” called out President Joe Biden’s support for abortion, and criticized LGBT “Pride month.”

Related: Chiefs Star Chris Jones Defends Harrison Butker Amid Backlash, And He’s Not Alone

Hollywood Power Couple Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck Are Getting Divorced

Hollywood power couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are headed for divorce after two years of marriage, the second time the two were in a relationship.

Lopez filed for the divorce herself on Tuesday in L.A. and did not use an attorney, TMZ reported. She listed the date of separation as April 26, 2024.

According to the report, Lopez choosing to file the divorce on August 20 potentially carried some significance because they held a large wedding ceremony in Georgia exactly two years ago for their family and friends.

TMZ said that there did not appear to be any kind of a prenup agreement in place and that money issues between the two have not yet been settled.

The report added that she decided to be the one to file for divorce despite not having everything settled in terms of who gets what because there of “PR concerns.”

TMZ reported earlier this summer that the two were quietly selling the mansion they bought together in Beverly Hills after they got married.

Affleck and Lopez first met in early 2002 on the set of the crime comedy “Gigli” while Lopez was married to Cris Judd.

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In July 2002, Affleck and Lopez were spotted kissing at her birthday party. Two days later, she filed for a divorce from Judd.

By November of that year, the two were engaged and set to be married the following year. However, just one day before their wedding in September 2003, they decided to push back the wedding date, citing “excessive media attention.”

“When we found ourselves seriously contemplating hiring three separate ‘decoy brides’ at three different locations, we realized that something was awry,” they said at the time. “We began to feel that the spirit of what should have been the happiest day of our lives could be compromised. We felt what should have been a joyful and sacred day could be spoiled for us, our families and our friends.”

By January 2004, they decided to call off the wedding and the two went their separate ways for the next 17 years until they rekindled their relationship in early 2021 following a series of failed relationships that each had dealt with in recent years.