Gay Marriage / Gay Rights

[HairOfTheDog]

Has anyone seen it confirmed that Kim Davis met with the Pope last week? The Vatican will neither confirm nor deny it happened and her attorneys are saying it did. I'm not taking their word for it, they have already been caught in at least one lie where she is concerned. I want to see proof.

The Vatican has clarified that despite the much-publicized private meeting between Pope Francis and Kentucky clerk Kim Davis last week in Washington, D.C., the meeting should not be equated to the pontiff giving his support for Davis' position on refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.

"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," wrote Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, the head of the Holy See Press Office, in a statement released by the Vatican on Friday.

Lombardi added that Davis was only one of several dozen people the pope privately met during his week in the U.S., and it would be incorrect to read too much into the brief encounters.

"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," the spokesman said.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/pope-f...euQTVwM.99

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I don't know who got Kim Davis on the group invitation list; that's not clear.

In any case, while in the U.S., the Pope came face-to-face with thousands of people, gave them rosaries, told them to stay strong and pray for him...

Still, even if the meeting was exactly as Kim Davis describes/perceives it, it wouldn't bother me. I disagree with the Catholic Church's stance on homosexuality and gay marriage, just like I disagree with Kim Davis.

Luckily, we don't live in the United Catholic/Christian States of America, so the Pope's and the Church's position doesn't dictate the law of the land, nor is anyone obligated to adopt his moral views or definitions of right and wrong.

And, I agree with the Pope that conscientious objection is a right held by everyone. I don't begrudge people their rights to protest, that includes Kim Davis. But, if they break the law and/or infringe upon the rights of others in the process of protesting, they should be held legally accountable, that includes Kim Davis too.