As Twitchy told you earlier, Nancy Pelosi angrily responded to James Rosen’s question about if she hates Donald Trump by hiding behind her allegedly deep Catholic faith.

Q: "Do you hate the president?"@SpeakerPelosi: "I don't hate anybody…As a Catholic, I resent your using the word hate in a sentence that addresses me. I don't hate anyone…So, don't mess with me when it comes to words like that." Full video: https://t.co/l9peY9RTzl pic.twitter.com/zpqUaCcVrS — CSPAN (@cspan) December 5, 2019

TIME opinion columnist, former Democratic congressional candidate, and former Obama faith outreach leader Christopher Hale apparently watched that display and didn’t see a pissed-off Pelosi, but rather, a modern-day Jesus:

I say this with total sincerity: Nancy Pelosi reminds me of Jesus. She's an enduring witness to truth, to justice, to mercy, and to compassion. The President and his Christian supporters could learn something from her! — Christopher J. Hale (@chrisjollyhale) December 5, 2019

Editor’s note: It looks like Hale deleted his tweet, so here it is:

Hey, @chrisjollyhale, why’d you delete this totally sane and artfully righteous tweet?? pic.twitter.com/5X2mMBf4M1 — Adam Trahan (@AdamTrahan) December 5, 2019

Well, that certainly is a take.

What a perfectly sane take. pic.twitter.com/DEZ7ciml44 — Rachel ???? (@RaychelTania) December 5, 2019

pic.twitter.com/he9Y5u0u4E — Matt, The South is Not Enough (10-2) (@nflulrich17) December 5, 2019

Little known facts: Jesus also supported abortion on demand, the complete malleability of biological sex, and government-sponsored same-sex marriage, as well as forcing religious institutions to condone all three https://t.co/eoJ6MVjB6H — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 5, 2019

You said this.

Out loud … for all to see

Maybe it sounded better in your head… https://t.co/KuUURg464Z — LaurieAnn ??‍♂️? (@mooshakins) December 5, 2019

It’s time for his 1 o’clock meds.

Wow! https://t.co/9a4GDc0fg2 — Curmudgeoning the Malarkey – Andrew Young (@NucMM1retired) December 5, 2019

Please tell me this was sarcasm. PLEASE. Because if it isn't, we're looking at "Don jumpsuit, grab some phenobarbital pudding , and wait on the comet", levels of f*cked. https://t.co/9W0AVvuFjs — Bohemio: Keeping Velvet in suspense (@El__Bohemio) December 5, 2019

Libs: stop calling us a cult Also libs: Pelosi is Jesus Christ. https://t.co/GZvGBgLdaW — Sandpit Nostep (@rev_entertain) December 5, 2019

I say this with total sincerity: Seek help. — Ken Meyer (@Kcmeyer6971) December 5, 2019

Here for the ratio. I think you need actual Jesus if you compare any politician to our Savior. — Sarah Andrews (@sarahfulton2000) December 5, 2019

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Update:

Maybe we’ve been too hard on Hale. Maybe if we just let him explain his point a little further, it’ll make sense.

Or not:

If you look at the interaction with James Rosen, I just think the quality of the moment was deeply Christian. It resonated to me in this way: "I don't hate the man. I'm doing this in service of justice and the common good. I wish him the best, and I pray for him daily." — Christopher J. Hale (@chrisjollyhale) December 5, 2019

Except Pelosi sounded super-pissy in her response. Hardly gracious — or graceful. But whatever you need to tell yourself, Christopher.