Roman Catholic Church officials and Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò have issued differing statements in recent days over the details of a meeting Pope Francis had with an American county clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
In 2015, following the United States Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide, Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis garnered national headlines for her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
During that year, Davis met with Pope Francis while the head of the Catholic Church was making an official visit to the United States.
At the time, Vatican officials and news media downplayed the meeting, claiming among other things that Francis’ meeting was not an endorsement of Davis’ efforts.
Archbishop Viganò, who recently garnered attention for his 11-page testimony arguing that…
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