The Pope’s spokesman is trying to put some distance between Francis and the controversy surrounding his Washington, D.C. meeting with Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis.

In a statement issued in Rome, Jesuit Federico Lombardi said, “The Pope did not enter into the details of the situation of Mrs. Davis and his meeting with her should not be considered a form of support of her position in all of its particular and complex aspects.”

The statement is further affirmation from the Vatican that Francis did indeed meet with Davis. All reports have confirmed that the meeting was approximately 15 minutes in length, rather than a handshake in the long line as Reuters is reporting this morning.

Read the article “Vatican Steps Back but Still Supports Kim Davis, Very Carefully” on breitbart.com.