The bishop asked President Trump publicly to “have mercy,” electrifying some liberal churchgoers in an era dominated by conservative versions of Christianity.

If you know what people are thinking about when they’re coming into church on Sunday morning, it’s very important to acknowledge that,” Budde says.

Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. It was not the first time the cleric has publicly disagreed with Trump,

The first female bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington provoked President Donald Trump’s anger January 22, after calling on the president to show “mercy” toward immigrants and LGBT people.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde called on President Trump to have mercy on transgender children and immigrant families at a National Cathedral prayer service for the inauguration Tuesday, which went

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is a prominent figure in the Episcopal Church, serving as the spiritual leader of 86 congregations and ten Episcopal schools across Washington, D.C., and parts of Maryland.

Like every woman who offends President Trump, Mariann Edgar Budde, so-called Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart. “In the name of our God,” she said,