In the wake of the big flap about Pope Francis' secret meeting with Kim Davis and what that means, the pope opened the convocation of 300 bishops on the family and the modern world by reminding the delegates that the Catholic Church is opposed to gay marriage -- but he added that the Church had to show love and understanding towards all.
Kim Davis and her lawyer had claimed that her meeting with the pope indicated his support of "what we are doing." But on Friday the Vatican released a statement saying that Pope Francis' meeting with Davis was not to be understood as his supporting all the particulars of her sitution, not did it constitute an "audience." Rather, it was simply one of dozens of meetings he had with individuals. In fact, it said, he had had only one "audience," and that was with "a former student and his family."
Well, according to Chris Hayes on "All In" Friday night, that "former student and his family" was in fact a gay man and his partner, seen in a film clip with Francis warmly embracing them as old friends.
Ralph
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