UNITED STATES
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William D. Lindsey

Tom Gallagher reports yesterday evening for National Catholic Reporter about his attempts to gather more information about who initiated the “highly secret rendezvous” of Kim Davis with the pope, which included a Secret Service pick-up of Davis and her husband to bring them (her hair bundled in a head covering to disguise her) to the residence of the papal nuncio. As he writes,

It’s hard to believe that a seasoned Vatican diplomat such as Viganò would, on his own initiative and in complete isolation, invite Davis to meet Pope Francis without seeking counsel and support from others. But to whom did he turn for such counsel and support?

Two of Viganò’s fellow Catholic speakers at the traditional marriage event in April both deny any involvement in arranging the Davis-Pope Francis meeting.

I asked Lori’s executive director of communications, Sean Craine, by email…