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Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Church spoke to President Donald Trump at a worship service Tuesday at the Washington National Cathedral, urging him to "have mercy" on illegal immigrants and LGBT people.
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Who is Mariann Edgar Budde?
Mariaan Edgar Budde is the spiritual leader for 86 Episcopal congregations and ten Episcopal schools in the Columbia district and four Maryland counties. Bishop Who Appealed President Trump To 'Have Mercy' On LGBTQ
At the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, made an appeal to US President Donald Trump to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and undocumented migrant workers.
Bishop Budde, in her 15-minute sermon, said, “Let me make one final plea, Mr President.
They may not be citizens, or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals," she added.
Who is Bishop Mariann Budde’s husband Paul and how many children do they have? "Millions have put their trust in you. “The Left’s hollowing out of the church is perhaps the single most dangerous change over the course of the last half-century,” Shapiro remarked on X.
Others also demanded accountability for what they saw as a politicised attack on the president.
Bishop Budde’s Reflection on Her Role
In interviews following the service, Bishop Budde expressed that her remarks were not intended to “call out” the president, but rather to offer a plea for compassion. The former president himself responded to her comments on social media, describing the sermon as "boring and uninspiring" and accusing the Bishop of bringing her church into the political realm inappropriately.Trump’s supporters were equally vocal.
And as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now." Her plea was aimed at the fear she observed within these communities, who were uncertain about their futures under Trump’s presidency.
Bishop Budde’s call for mercy, however, was not just for the president.
She also has a Masters in Divinity (1989) and Doctor of Ministry (2008) from the Virginia Theological Seminary.
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Some who fear for their lives."
Who Is Mariann Edgar Budde?
Edgar Budde had criticized Trump in 2020 when the president posed for a picture at St. John's Episcopal Church, which is close to the White House, the day after demonstrators torched a portion of the church on fire. While some may have disagreed with her approach, there is no doubt that her actions reflect a deep commitment to justice and humanity—a principle that continues to guide her work as the leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.
( Originally published on Jan 22, 2025 )
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Who is Mariann Edgar Budde?
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Who is Mariann Edgar Budde? She is a graduate of the University of Rochester and holds both a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from Virginia Theological Seminary.
In addition to her ministerial duties, Bishop Budde has authored several books, including How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith (2023) and Receiving Jesus: The Way of Love (2019).
The Bishop whose plea for LGBTQ rights and immigrants riled Donald Trump
In a statement during the inaugural prayer service, the Bishop directly appealed to President Trump: “In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.” She specifically referenced the LGBTQ+ community and immigrants, urging the president to remember their dignity and humanity.
"Let me make one final plea, Mr.
President," she said. She said, "I wasn’t necessarily calling the president out...
"In the Name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” Budde stated. And as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now."
“They are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives", she added.
While defending the immigrants, Budde said, "The people who pick our farms, and clean our office buildings, who labour in poultry farms and meat-packing plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals - they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals", as reported by NDTV.
Her remarks came just a day after the Trump administration already issued several executive orders, including one taking back transgender rights and toughening the immigration policies in the country.
However, when a reporter asked Trump for a reaction to the sermon, he said, "Not too exciting, was it.
Representative Mike Collinscalled for her deportation, while conservative figures like Ben Shapiro and Turning Point USA's CEO condemned her sermon. Apart from this, she has also served as the rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis for 18 years before moving to Washington.
According to her bio, she is an alumna of University of Rochester, New York where she pursued Bachelors’ in History.
The Bishop said that the then-president used the Church as a “backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus”.
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Feud with Trump
Mariann made headlines again on January 21, 2025, when she delivered a sermon at the National Cathedral.
At one point during the sermon, she directly addressed Donald Trump.
She said: “Let me make one final plea, Mr President.
“Millions have put their trust in you.
“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.
“There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in democratic, republican and independent families, some who fear for their lives.”
Mariann added that she believes asylum seekers make valuable contributions to America.
Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to brand Bishop Budde a “radical left hardline Trump hater” and said that she was “nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart”.
Republican congressman Mike Collins said that Mariann’s call for mercy meant that she should be “added to the deportation list”.