Pope Francisco secretly met with the secretary of Kentucky, who was arrested after refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. And even she said words of encouragement, declared Matt Staver, the woman's attorney told CBS News.
+ Clerk refuses to issue marriage certificates to gays and is arrested
According to Staver, the meeting between the pontiff, Kim Davis and her husband at the Vatican embassy in Washington on Thursday (24), during the visit to the USA. Francisco reportedly told Kim to "be strong."
Despite the statements, the Vatican's chief spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, preferred neither to confirm nor deny the meeting and said that there were no further comments to make. The resistance to admitting a meeting is unusual, since the church usually issues some position.
+ Clerk is released after 5 days in prison and will be monitored
Interestingly, during his visit, the Pope avoided talking about same-sex marriage. And, during the flight home, he said government officials have a "human right" to refuse a job if it "violates their conscience."
