To the horror of the liberal blogosphere this week, it was revealed that Pope Francis had a closed-door meeting with Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, dashing the hopes of many who latched on to his seemingly progressive breaks from the Catholic Church’s traditional stances on certain social issues.
When Davis went on national television to relay the Pope’s alleged support for her, the anger from left was palpable.
“He told me before he left, he said, ‘stay strong.’ That was a great encouragement,” Davis said to ABC News. “Just knowing that the pope is on track with what we’re doing, it kind of validates everything to have someone of that stature.”
That narrative was allowed to circulate for days until this Friday morning, when Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said in a statement that Davis was one of dozens who met with the Pope that day and his “brief greeting…should not be considered a form of support of her position.”
“The pope did not enter into the details of the situation of Mrs. Davis, and his meeting with her should not be considered a form of support of her position in all of its particular and complex aspects,” Rev. Lombardi said.
He went on to undermine Davis and her attorney, Mat Staver of the anti-gay law firm Liberty Counsel, who claimed the meeting was a show of support for Davis’ denial of marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
“Pope Francis met with several dozen persons who had been invited by the Nunciature to greet him as he prepared to leave Washington for New York City,” Lombardi continued, speaking of the Vatican embassy in Washington, D.C.
“Such brief greetings occur on all papal visits and are due to the pope’s characteristic kindness and availability. The only real audience granted by the pope at the Nunciature was with one of his former students and his family.”
Just hours before the Vatican’s statement, Davis’s lawyer made a grossly false claim about a massive prayer vigil for Davis held by about 100,000 Peruvians, even producing a fake photograph to bolster the story.
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joe
October 2, 2015 at 4:43 pm
“the meeting was a show up support ”
seriously?
Chloe
October 2, 2015 at 5:11 pm
lying is a sin
Jeffrey Seleb
October 2, 2015 at 5:25 pm
What a great shock that Stave and Davis would go to lieing, misrepresentation and misleading statements (sarcasm). It’s just a natural thing for these two.
Weasler
October 2, 2015 at 6:03 pm
“…Pope Francis had a closed-door meeting with Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, dashing the hopes of many who latched on to his seemingly progressive breaks from the Catholic Church’s traditional stances on certain social issues.”
– Are they KIDDING? There is NO WAY the RC Church will ever endorse gay “marriage” – not for a thousand years. For liberals to think otherwise for even a moment just shows how out of touch with reality they truly are.
poltguy
October 2, 2015 at 6:11 pm
Well it’s a darn good thing the Bible didn’t say anything about lying, because that means she can do that and still have to deeply held religious beliefs. Oh, wait…
Wanda
October 2, 2015 at 6:12 pm
LIar Liar Liar, she belongs in jail.
Weasler
October 2, 2015 at 6:15 pm
If you want anyone to take your blog seriously, you need to stop blocking comments.
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Jo
October 2, 2015 at 7:01 pm
So it would seem. Anything to prolong her 15 minutes of fame. C’mon, media, quit giving her air-time, paper-time, ANY time. She refused to do her job. She belongs in jail, not visiting the Pope (along with all the others in her group) and getting some PR over it. Enough of Mrs. Davis.
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Nancy Peterson
October 2, 2015 at 7:38 pm
why is anyone still giving this stupid bitch the time of day? good lord!
patworkinggirl
October 2, 2015 at 7:55 pm
that should make a lot of people feel better. She is given way too much media attention. We should just let her crawl back under her rock and stay there.
kontiki
October 2, 2015 at 9:31 pm
Whoever is responsible to ensure that the Pope doesn’t meet with nutcases who will likely put their our supportive stance on the meeting blew it!
Kathy McIsaac (@kontikiparakeet)
October 2, 2015 at 9:34 pm
Whoever ensure that the Pope only meets with those who don’t put their own support spin on the meeting dropped the ball.
Susan
October 2, 2015 at 11:03 pm
Just shows what a true nutcake she is.
Pazer Lenis
October 2, 2015 at 11:09 pm
She doesn’t have many facts backing her up but she is still plodding along as if she were somehow right.
I imagine she would fit right in at Westboro Baptist Church but they don’t like her because she’s been divorced so many times.
I guess it sucks to be an intolerant Christian these days.
Mike doughty
October 2, 2015 at 11:27 pm
Davis . Should have never liked about the Pope. It shows she has no moral values and cares for no one except herself.
susan
October 3, 2015 at 4:43 pm
why do you automatically assume Mrs. Davis and her attorney are the liars? The pope could very well be the liar.
Hugh7
October 3, 2015 at 9:41 pm
” The only real audience granted by the pope at the Nunciature was with one of his former students and his family.”
And didn’t “his family” include his husband?
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/pope-gay-washington/
Me
October 3, 2015 at 10:32 pm
For someone who claims to live by the Bible she surely forgot about proverbs 6:16 -19. And all the other verses about lying in the bible:
(16)These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
(17) A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
(18) An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
(19) A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Penelope Raduns
October 3, 2015 at 11:02 pm
so the Pope is home, he should stay there and stay out of politics, especially ours. So he loves everyone, isn’t he suppose to? If he is a Christian he should follow the Bible and stand up for Ms. Davis. He just wants everyone to love him , kind of like Obama .
Cindy Tyson
October 4, 2015 at 2:09 am
Why am I not surprised. Kim Davis should be removed as Clerk of the town. If her recent actions are any indication of what her character is, she doesn’t belong in a position that requires following the rules and laws regardless of personal belief.
sid morris
October 4, 2015 at 2:16 am
Not only is she unamerican as she will not follow the law of the United States but she is a LIAR she should be fired as she is stealing money from her state by not doing her job according to the law
Mel Navato
October 4, 2015 at 4:11 pm
davis is a liar and should be terminated from her government position.
Bill Van Horn
October 5, 2015 at 2:06 am
SHE IS A PHONY AND SEEKING MONEY
deminthon
October 6, 2015 at 5:19 pm
The details in your story don’t support your headline.