The Vatican is using the "smoked but didn't inhale" excuse when it comes to Pope Francis' meeting with anti-gay county clerk Kim Davis ... acknowledging their meeting but denying there was any exchange of support.
Davis, who was jailed for not granting same sex marriage licences in Kentucky, told reporters the Holy Father was in step with her stance, and told her to "stay strong."
Now the Vatican is saying the meet and greet between the Pontiff and Davis was so brief, the Pope never discussed the details of Davis' complex situation.
A Vatican spokesman says there were several dozen other people in the room, so Davis was not granted a "real audience" with Pope Francis -- and "his meeting with her should not be considered a form of support of her position."
i still like him, what would u expect he's the head of the church, he would never approve gay marriages...
He's tolerant tho.. that counts for something
That doesn't make sense. How is meeting someone and telling them to "stay strong" anything but a show of support?
So he says he supports the right of people to deny licenses based on religious grounds, then meets the woman who has done this, tells her to "stay strong", but he doesn't support her.
That doesn't make sense. How is meeting someone and telling them to "stay strong" anything but a show of support?
So he says he supports the right of people to deny licenses based on religious grounds, then meets the woman who has done this, tells her to "stay strong", but he doesn't support her.
I need someone to explain this to me
He didn't tell her to stay strong for her beliefs, tho. There were 10 other people in the room and he was there for a brief moment.
Everyone is making it seem like he personally went to visit her
I was about to unstan the pope.
