Virginia Theological Seminary: 'We are proud of our alumna Bishop Mariann Budde'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

01/24/25 1:03 PM ET


The Virginia Theological Seminary released a statement Friday in support of alumna Bishop Mariann Budde after she received conservative pushback for comments this week during the National Cathedral’s inaugural prayer service for President Trump.

“We are proud of our alumna Bishop Marianne Budde for her faithfulness to the Biblical witness. To ask a President to be merciful is in the tradition of the prophets of the Hebrew Bible,” Ian Markham, the school’s president and dean wrote in a Facebook post. Budde spoke directly to Trump during the service, asking him to have “mercy” on the LGBTQ community and undocumented immigrants, which earned swift criticism from Republicans.

“While the overwhelming response VTS has received about her sermon has been positive, we have also received various complaints about our work because of her training in our Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry programs,” Markham added. “To be clear, we teach the Gospel as reflected in Holy Scripture. We support and stand alongside our Bishop alumna.”

Budde said she’s had people “wish me dead” after the service but added that she respects differing opinions while standing by her statements to Trump.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5105172-bishop-mariann-budde-trump-mercy/

[dutch777]

1. Good on them and her! The MSM should get that much spine inplanted.

[Fla Dem]

2. I am too! Not Episcopalian, nor a graduate of The Virginia Theological Seminary, nor a family member or friend.

Just an American who applauds her for her Forthrightness's and words of wisdom and love without fear or favor.

[bluestarone]

3. It is GOOD against EVIL. That's where we are at.

Our resistance has got have HER included. She is maybe our hope?

[Paladin]

4. They damn well OUGHT to be proud of Bishop Budde! (nt)

[tonekat]

5. I'm an Athiest

...who happened to get married in the Zabriskie Chapel on the grounds of the Seminary (before it burned down), and I'm proud of the Bishop for taking hate to task..

[underpants]

6. Of course they are. Glad they said it.

I won’t go into the strange attack on VTS I heard in talk radio.

[Elessar Zappa]

7. Even the council of American Catholic bishops released a statement

urging mercy toward the marginalized and they were practically in the bag for Trump.