The bishop who asked President Trump to “have mercy” to immigrants and transgender teenagers says politics and faith can’t be separated, but she’s not trying to be the face of a new resistance movement to the GOP.

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington — who led the inaugural prayer service Washington, DC Tuesday received fierce backlash from a Republican congressman after asking President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on LGBTQ people and immigrants.

The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., asked President Trump for mercy in this National Prayer Service sermon.

Republican Oklahoma Rep. Josh Brecheen unveiled a resolution Thursday condemning left-wing Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde’s sermon during the National Prayer

Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) heavily criticized statements made by the Right Rev. Mariann Budde on Tuesday at the inaugural prayer service held for President Trump. “The person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list,

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde has gone viral. The Episcopalian priest urged President Trump to allow gay and transgender individuals, as well as immigrants, to live freely in the United States. Since then,

While Trump is a dominant political force among evangelical and conservative Christians, he has faced criticism from the Pope, the former Archbishop of Canterbury in the U.K. and progressive mainline protestants in the U.S over a range of issues.

Bishop Mariann Budde’s courageous appeal to President Donald Trump at the Washington National Cathedral is an act worthy of our highest praise and deepest reflection

Bishop Budde apparently did not read the memo that Trump is now above the law. Above criticism. And above all, not to be challenged by a female bishop.

Budde was raised in Morris County by a single mom and a congregation that valued hard work. "I didn't see myself as minister material," she said.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's courageous sermon at the National Prayer Service sparks controversy and praise, advocating for marginalized communities and immigrants.