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Fri Oct 2, 2015, 04:55 PM Oct 2015

Here's who invited Kim Davis to meet the pope [View all]

According to an official Vatican statement, Kim Davis was among "several dozen persons" attending a reception at the Vatican embassy, "the pope did not enter into the details of the situation," and "his meeting with her should not be considered a form of support."

Moreover, it seems that the pope did not request Kim Davis be invited.

According to press reports, one man was likely responsible for Davis's invitation: Carlo Maria Vigano, a conservative church official who was appointed by Pope Benedict as Vatican ambassador to the United States (formally called the "apostolic nuncio&quot .

The link is to a petition calling for the resignation of Vigano. This is just where I found the tidbit of information...

http://act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/vigano/?t=1&akid=719.90871.kYjffN

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