Opinion: I was reminded of why I left the Episcopal church after listening to the bishop of the National Church in Washington.

The first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Bishop Budde had a message for President Trump during his first term, too.

Mariann Edgar Budde serves in the Episcopal Church, which affirms the LGBTQ community. The Catholic Church does not allow women to serve as bishops.

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.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde isn’t afraid to speak truth to power. Unlike almost everyone else in President Donald Trump’s orbit these days. And she has no plans to apologize for asking Trump to show mercy on the people he has terrorized in his first days back in power.

Rev. Mariann Budde said she refuses to apologize to President Donald Trump for her recent remarks, and she issued a new plea to Americans to “speak to one another with respect.” The Episcopal Bishop of Washington said she has been facing a wave of hate for her sermon during Tuesday’s inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral,

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for an apology from Washington Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde after she made a direct appeal to him for mercy toward LGBT-identified Americans and illegal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines ... National spokespeople for the Episcopal Church called Budde “a valued and trusted pastor.” They said, “We stand by Bishop ...

The first woman to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Washington talks to Glamour about being the latest woman to be called “nasty” by the president, how we can find unity amid our differences, and how to meet the moment.

A post shared on X claims that the woman who asked President Donald Trump to “have mercy” on LGBT people and immigrants was a Catholic bishop. Verdict: Misleading She is a member of the Protestant Episcopalian community.

The quality of mercy is not strained…it is twice blest. It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.” — Portia in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice The subject of mercy is in the news lately, not