I thought this was fake news from the Onion originally. Apparently not.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...is-report-says
Pope Francis met 'anti-gay' Kentucky clerk Kim Davis
Pope Francis allegedly thanked Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licences on religious grounds, for her courage when the pair had a private meeting during his trip to the US.
The encounter will likely be seen as a personal endorsement of Davis’s actions by the Argentinian pontiff, and seems to contradict the general tone of the pope’s public remarks during his tour of the US, when he avoided issues such as abortion and gay marriage, and emphasised the need for mercy and goodwill.