Why the Media Lost its Mind When Kim Davis Met Pope Francis

By Published on October 1, 2015

There’s very little evidence that Pope Francis knows the details about Kim Davis. It’s unclear if he has much to say about her stand against issuing licenses for same-sex marriages in Kentucky’s Rowan County, her subsequent jail time, or even her Evangelical faith. Before the now infamous secret meeting between Francis and Davis — which the Vatican won’t confirm or deny — the pope all but acknowledged his ignorance to a reporter: “I can’t have in mind all cases that can exist about conscientious objection.” And the reported details of their encounter suggest that it was routine and quick: an embrace, words of encouragement, and a gift of blessed rosaries.

But the whole world is mad. Why? Because the pope is a prop. In the hands of our nation’s true clerical class — journalists — this particular pope’s function is to demoralize and shame the bad Catholics, i.e., the conservative ones. The previous pope’s function was to symbolize their wicked intransigence.

 

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