“The bishop at President Donald Trump’s inaugural prayer service on Tuesday was imploring him to ‘have mercy’ on gay, lesbian and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants,” the New York Times reports.
Said Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde: “I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.
There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families, some who fear for their lives.”“The direct appeal to Mr. Trump, at the start of the first full day of his presidency, was a remarkable moment at an event that has not historically been political.”