Dear Editor:
Last week we witnessed a poignant moment in history. Reverend Mariann Budde, an Episcopalian bishop in Washington DC, called on the man who is allegedly the most powerful individual in the world, to show compassion toward marginalized and vulnerable people.
She did so in a gracious and respectful manner.
The person she spoke to has never been shy about boasting to the world that he is a great man. He has compared himself to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill. He has repeatedly referred to himself as a genius.
The response to Rev. Budde from this embodiment of power was a tirade of insults, threats and vitriol; not at all what we might expect from a person who actually has the stuff of greatness. He and his minions like to falsely claim that he has been the victim of “fake news” and smear campaigns.
However, when instead of responding to Rev. Budde graciously and diplomatically, he behaved like a spoiled brat, he demonstrated through his own words and actions that he is a petty little man with a fragile ego, using his powerful office as a bully pulpit.
Ed Butts,
Guelph