VATICAN CITY The Vatican yesterday distanced Pope Francis from Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk at the centre of the US marriage equality debate, saying she was one of dozens of people the pope greeted as he left Washington and that their encounter should not be considered a form of support of her position.
The Vatican also revealed that the only real audience Francis had in Washington was with a former student and his family, who later identified himself as Yayo Grassi, an openly gay Argentine who met the pope with his longtime partner and some friends.
The revelations turned the table on the narrative of Davis encounter, making clear that Francis wanted another meeting to come to light: that of an old student and his family, who happens to be gay.
