Bishop who asked Trump to ‘have mercy’ would welcome one-on-one talk

Flowers: D.C. bishop uses her bully pulpit to lecture Trump

When Donald Trump and his family settled down for a prayer service on Monday morning as part of the presidential inaugural events, he very likely didn’t expect a lecture from a wannabe member of “The View.” But that’s what he got. Bishop Marianne Budde of the D.C. Episcopal Diocese essentially warned the next chief executive to be nice to immigrants and sexual minorities, using his near-assassination as a point of reference. Referencing Trump’s …

Who is Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop who upset Trump during an inaugural prayer service?

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.

Reverends react to Episcopal bishop who preached mercy to Trump (Your Letters)

President was not entertained by sermon urging him to have mercy on LGBTQ children and migrants -- and that was the point.

Our Opinion: 'The so-called Bishop': Trump's hissy-fit over a polite request to be kind

Judging from the outrage, you'd have thought that the bishop had channeled Marjorie Taylor Greene heckling Joe Biden at a State of the Union address.

Who is Mariann Edgar Budde, the so-called ‘radical left hard line Trump hater’?

Budde previously criticised Trump in a New York Times article when he posed with a Bible – now she’s facing his ire after issuing a public plea for him to be lenient with marginalised communities.

Editorial: Addressing Trump, Bishop Budde did what a Christian is obliged to do

Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Budde's plea to Trump gave a human face to those who, in the approach of a heartless administration, are a faceless group, shamefully maligned and made into a national scapegoat.