华盛顿特区圣公会主教玛丽安·埃德加·布德近日宣布将辞去职务。这位主教曾在特朗普第二次就职典礼后呼吁其“怜悯”美国的移民及LGBTQ+群体，由此引发了全国关注。
Rev Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington DC who gained national attention when she called on Donald Trump to “have mercy” on the country’s immigrants and LGBTQ+ community after his second inauguration, is resigning.
布德在辞职信中称，待新任主教正式就职后，她将于2028年6月3日离任。
Budde shared in her resignation letter that she will be leaving her post on 3 June 2028 after the consecration and ordination of the new diocesan bishop.
她在信中写道：“经与教区领导层及圣公会主席办公室商议后，我认为现在正是为选举下一任主教做准备的时候。这一决定并非轻易或独自做出，告别我深爱的教区也绝非易事。”
“I write today because I have discerned, in consultation with diocesan leadership and the Presiding Bishop’s office, that it is time to begin preparing for the election of your next bishop. I have not come to this decision lightly or alone, and it will not be easy to say goodbye to the diocese I love,” her letter said.
信中还提到，下周教区常务委员会将公布具体流程，包括组建两个专门委员会来负责相关事宜。
Next week, the standing committee will outline the steps required, which include the appointment of two committees to undertake this work, the letter added.
现年66岁的布德是华盛顿圣公会教区首位女性精神领袖。自2011年当选以来，她一直执掌该教区。在此之前，她曾在明尼阿波利斯的圣约翰圣公会教堂担任牧师长达18年。
Budde, 66, is the first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal diocese of Washington. She has been leading the diocese since her election to the role in 2011. Before that, she served as the rector of St John’s Episcopal church in Minneapolis for 18 years.
此前，布德在布道中呼吁特朗普对“来自不同政治背景的同性恋、双性恋及跨性别者”施以仁慈，称其中不少人“时刻担心自身安危”，这一言论曾引发广泛热议。
She made headlines for urging Trump during her sermon to show mercy to “gay, lesbian and transgender children” from all political backgrounds, some of whom, she said, “fear for their lives”.
特朗普随后在社交媒体上要求布德公开道歉。他称：“她以极其不得体的方式将教会卷入政治漩涡，言辞刻薄且毫无智慧可言。”
Trump demanded an apology in a post shared on social media. “She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way. She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart,” the president said.
“除了那些不当言论外，整场礼拜枯燥乏味、毫无感染力。她根本不称职！她和她的教会理应向公众道歉！”这并非布德首次公开批评特朗普并与其产生冲突。
“Apart from her inappropriate statements, the service was a very boring and uninspiring one. She is not very good at her job! She and her church owe the public an apology!”It was not the first time Budde had called out and clashed with Trump.
在特朗普的第一任任期内，她在《纽约时报》上发表了一篇评论文章。文中她对特朗普的行为表示愤慨：此前一周，联邦执法人员强行驱散了抗议乔治·弗洛伊德遭警察杀害的和平示威人群，而特朗普随后便出现在圣约翰圣公会教堂前，手持《圣经》摆拍。
During Trump’s first term, she published an opinion piece in the New York Times, expressing outrage over Trump’s appearance in front of St John’s Episcopal holding up a Bible for a photo after federal officers had used force to clear a crowd of peaceful protesters demonstrating against the police killing of George Floyd the previous week.
巴德在文中写道，特朗普“利用神圣的象征物来披上精神权威的外衣，却宣扬着与他手中《圣经》教义背道而驰的立场”。
Budde wrote that Trump had “used sacred symbols to cloak himself in the mantle of spiritual authority, while espousing positions antithetical to the Bible that he held in his hands”.
展望华盛顿圣公会教区的未来，巴德表示自己会竭尽全力确保继任者能顺利接手工作，使教区保持繁荣稳定。
Looking towards the future of the Episcopal diocese of Washington, Budde wrote, she is committed to ensuring a strong and healthy transition for her successor.
“我将与教区工作人员及各级领导层通力合作，尽一切努力确保教区在领导层交接期间依然强大且健康。我为所有相关人士祈祷，尤其为上帝所拣选、即将出任华盛顿教区第十任主教的人祈祷。”巴德如此总结道。
“Alongside the diocesan staff and leadership bodies, I will do everything in my power to ensure that the diocese is as strong and healthy as possible for this leadership transition. I am praying for all involved, and especially for the one God is preparing to serve as the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Washington,” Budde concluded.