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(94,513 posts) Wed Sep 30, 2015, 12:08 AM Sep 2015

Kentucky clerk Kim Davis in secret meeting with Pope Francis, report says [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Kim Davis, the Kentucky county court clerk who spent five days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, is reported to have had a private meeting with the pope during his historic US tour.

According to a statement posted on the website of Christian lobby group the Liberty Council, Pope Francis met Davis and her husband, Joe, at the Vatican’s Washington DC embassy on Thursday. The statement carries the stamp of the Liberty Council’s founder and chairman, Matt Staver, who is acting as Davis’s lawyer in her dispute with the court.

The statement, which is based on a report from Inside The Vatican, says that the pope thanked Davis for her “courage” and told her to “stay strong”. He then said he would pray for her and presented both her and her husband with a rosary, the Liberty Council claimed.

Davis is then quoted as saying that she was “humbled” by the experience: “I never thought I would meet the pope. Who am I to have this rare opportunity? I am just a county clerk who loves Jesus and desires with all my heart to serve him.”

Since she apparently doesn't think the Pope is Christian (her "conversion" to Christianity came from being a Baptist), I wonder why she'd spend time with such a heathen?

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Kentucky clerk Kim Davis in secret meeting with Pope Francis, report says [View all] brooklynite Sep 2015 OP

I'm not buying this. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #1

Are you suggesting a pious Christian would violate one of the ten Commandments? brooklynite Sep 2015 #2

For the umpteenth time! woodsprite Sep 2015 #3

Well, the only one to spread this lie is her jaysunb Sep 2015 #4

she is lying. there was a picture lie they were using roguevalley Sep 2015 #27

with her notoriety some reporter would have photographed her at the scene wordpix Sep 2015 #73

Well, we KNOW her liar has. pnwmom Sep 2015 #19

Waiting for them to post a photo LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2015 #5

No transcript of the meeting or photographs taken coprolite Sep 2015 #17

Musta met up at that big rally for her in Peru Monk06 Sep 2015 #21

The NYT says he met with her. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #75

Then you would be wrong. The Vatican has confirmed the meeting. totodeinhere Sep 2015 #88

Well, if it did, it did. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #93

I didn't mean for my reply to come off as so harsh. totodeinhere Oct 2015 #94

Oh, no problem. None at all. We're cool. PatrickforO Oct 2015 #95

cough-bullshit-cough CBGLuthier Sep 2015 #6

Oh, brother. The account of the meeting at 'insidethevatican'— Demit Sep 2015 #7

She seems to be getting a lot of time away from her job these days. n/t Contrary1 Sep 2015 #8

I don't understand why you are all suspecious about this Richard D Sep 2015 #9

maybe he wanted to see face to face whether her beleifs were true or a facade Backwoodsrider Sep 2015 #10

He took her confession... WheelWalker Sep 2015 #11

Davis is not a Catholic. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #12

If she had met with the Pope it would have been all over the the news outlets. Not a chance. demosincebirth Sep 2015 #13

The Pope gave Kim Davis, an Apostolic church martyr, a blessed rosary? delrem Sep 2015 #14

This is simply another result of the xfundy Sep 2015 #15

Are. You. Cussin'. Me. ? n/t Mira Sep 2015 #16

'Where in his busy and rather public schedule did Francis find time Retrograde Sep 2015 #18

Yeah, I was wondering that myself. nt Herman4747 Sep 2015 #46

This smells real bad Gman Sep 2015 #20

Ok wait... catchnrelease Sep 2015 #22

Pope wades into U.S. gay marriage debate after historic visit - Reuters progree Sep 2015 #23

I don't believe this. senz Sep 2015 #24

How well do you know the pope? Personally, over a number of years? muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #31

Confirmed by the Vatican. totodeinhere Sep 2015 #90

If you read what the Pope said on conscientious objector Geronimoe Sep 2015 #25

cuz, ya know, Frank had some time to kill in his schedule. CincyDem Sep 2015 #26

He doesn't "say he doesn't know of any specific case", but that he "can't have in mind all cases ... muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #29

and she weren't threatened with any sword FreedomRain Sep 2015 #32

Of course she should have quit; but the pope doesn't think so muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #33

The Pope didn't say conscientious objectors shouldn't have consequences LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2015 #36

Since he used the story of forcing someone to give up their religion muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #38

he said we have the right to object restorefreedom Sep 2015 #44

He said conscientious objection is a right for government officials muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #47

You are reaching. Darb Sep 2015 #48

I never said that someone wants "that the objector can change the law" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #49

The they should be fired. I have no problem with that. Darb Sep 2015 #56

Oh, 'not good form!' muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #59

You should do as you wish. My opinion is just that. Darb Sep 2015 #63

kurtz is not the pope restorefreedom Sep 2015 #52

but you also talked about what 'the cc' thinks muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #58

the vatican won't cover for him restorefreedom Sep 2015 #61

I assume for Christians Jesus trumps the Pope. A Simple Game Sep 2015 #51

catholics do believe that civil disobedience restorefreedom Sep 2015 #55

I think the pope is saying the law of the land in the USA should be different muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #60

Which would be fine if the conscientious objector did what they are supposed to do. A Simple Game Sep 2015 #87

Inside the Vatican Geronimoe Sep 2015 #62

By someone with a PhD in Medieval History, who published a biography of Ratzinger muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #65

The meeting was confirmed by the Vatican. totodeinhere Sep 2015 #91

Catholic Church thinks gay people shouldn't be married. hollowdweller Sep 2015 #92

her lawyer is a confirmed liar and this is all according to him uhnope Sep 2015 #28

No, it's not just according to the lawyer; of course this pope gives private meetings muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #30

Some amusing antidotes from her co-workers davidpdx Sep 2015 #34

HAHAHAHAHA! This happened as surely as the 100,000-strong pro-Kim Davis-rally in Peru. DetlefK Sep 2015 #35

i predict she will marry him Enrique Sep 2015 #37

Look it's simple - post a photo to prove your point. LynneSin Sep 2015 #39

If true, the Pope just lost my respect. He'd gained it slightly because of climate change stance sinkingfeeling Sep 2015 #40

Looks like she and her husband did spend about 15 private mins. /w the Pope in washingtondc Sunlei Sep 2015 #41

So did John Boehner and he posted photos LynneSin Sep 2015 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Botany Sep 2015 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Botany Sep 2015 #43

Obvious attempt to further enrage the already enraged Pope haters. Darb Sep 2015 #50

In light of post #64, would you like to revise that? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #66

That's just another personal attack from that poster. The poster is angry because I am informed Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #71

Ah, I hadn't connected the 'blue' to you muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #72

Already had a post hidden for telling me to take a quaalude, which I loved because it was such an Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #78

Well well, Darb Sep 2015 #82

Haha, good one. Darb Sep 2015 #83

Wow - you're standing by post #50 then? muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #85

According to a story in today's edition of the Washington Post LibertyLover Sep 2015 #53

Meeting with her is nothing compared to the meetings and conferences he has already had with the Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #69

well this has the smell of bullshit all over it... Javaman Sep 2015 #54

Soon Kim Davis will be asking for donations so she can have an airplane of her own to RKP5637 Sep 2015 #57

The Vatican Confirmed that the meeting occurred. Burma Jones Sep 2015 #64

From one perspective.. aceofblades Sep 2015 #67

Except he was asked about her law breaking and he called it her right. Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #70

True enough -nt aceofblades Sep 2015 #79

Kentucky clerk Kim Davis met privately with Pope Francis, Vatican confirms mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 #68

maybe they shook hands and that is all wordpix Sep 2015 #74

Very sad if it turns out to be true tabasco Sep 2015 #76

Then it's time to be very sad. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #77

Turns out it was true. Richard D Sep 2015 #80

I have to chalk it up to exhaustion. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #86

Oh come on. His staff makes appointments for him. It doesn't matter if he was exhausted totodeinhere Sep 2015 #89

Pope Francis-Kim Davis meeting sets off new round of: What does Francis really think? mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 #81

I don't give a flying squat Geronimoe Sep 2015 #84