A sermon was spoken at The Inaugural Prayer Service in Washington D.C. that has sparked some conversation.\u00a0 It presented several Catholic Political Issues that are worth examining. Here is what was said, the response and Catholic teaching on the issues at hand.<\/p>\n
Ailia Zehra<\/strong>: Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde currently serves as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, the first woman to hold this position. She has led the diocese since 2011.Explaining why she was speaking out, Budde wrote,<\/p>\n \u201cThere are times when taking a side, and a stand, is precisely what\u2019s needed from people of faith.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Budde told CNN\u2019s Erin Burnett Tuesday that she wanted\u00a0her plea<\/a>\u00a0to remind Trump and her audience that \u201cfrightened<\/strong>\u201d transgender people and immigrants are \u201cour fellow human beings\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to counter, as gently as I could, with a reminder of their humanity and their place in our wider community<\/em>,\u201d she said. \u201cI was speaking to the president because I felt that he has this moment now where he feels charged and empowered to do what he feels called to do. And I wanted to say there is room for mercy<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n