Who are the real sinners here?
Even before Trump was inaugurated, his apologists were busy sanitizing and justifying his acts. Most notable among those is a deacon of a church in Utah who accused the bishop of the National Cathedral, Marianne Budde, of committing the “sin of empathy” in her homily.
The good bishop spoke directly to the new president: “Let me make one final plea, Mr. President. Millions have put their trust in you.
As you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, 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 who fear for their lives. “And the people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings; who labor in our poultry farms and meat-packing plants; who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shift in hospitals — they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals.
