Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis Recounts Secret Meeting With Pope Francis. She said that the meeting which occurred during the pope’s historic trip to the United States has inspired her and given her a renewed sense of purpose. Full post after cut..................
Kim Davis, had refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. After receiving a surprise phone call from a church official, the Kentucky county clerk says she traveled to Washington, D.C., where she and her husband Joe met the pope Sept. 24 at the Vatican Embassy. “I was crying. I had tears coming out of my eyes,” Davis said in an exclusive interview with ABC News. “I'm just a nobody, so it was really humbling to think he would want to meet or know me.” “I put my hand out and he reached and he grabbed it, and I hugged him and he hugged me,” Davis said. “And he said, ‘thank you for your courage.’”
Davis says Pope Francis left her and her husband with a rosary.
Davis says Pope Francis left her and her husband with a rosary.
“He told me before he left, he said, ‘stay strong.’ That was a great encouragement. Just knowing that the pope is on track with what we're doing, it kind of validates everything to have someone of that stature,” Davis said. Davis says she’s committed to her cause, even if it means more time behind bars. “I've weighed the cost and I'm prepared to do whatever it takes, even jail,” she said. “It's still the same battle, we just have some more fighting with us now.”
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