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Zblm according to kim davis lawyer, davis and her husband joe were secretly driven to the vatican embassy last thursday afternoon, the couple meeting with the pope who spoke with them in english for about 15 minutes. in a statement released overnight, davis attorney says the county clerk was humbled to meet the pontiff saying who am i to have this rare opportunity? i am just a county clerk who loves jesus and desires with all my heart to serve him." davis attorney says the pope also held out his...

They are also included in these rights. we know the pope met with the little sisters of the poor. this is a religious group of nuns that run health care in the united states and are currently involved in litigation over the contraception mandate. at that time on wednesday in washington, d.c. when he met with them the vatican spokesman said it was obviously a sign of the popes support for the sisters cause. so we can say in general, although the vatican is saying they are not confirming or denyin...

The afghan government says taliban fighters have seized the strategic city of kunduz. its the first time theyve taken major control since the u.s.-led invasion of 2001. the assault took military intelligence agencies by surprise. an afghan general says counter-attacks will be launched soon. pope francis appears to be in support of a kentucky county clerk who went to jail instead of granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples. the pope talked to reporters during his trip home from america ba...

It is a human right. now, of course, chris, everyone probably thinking about kim davis out of kentucky. now, he said, of course, he cant think of every single case in his head of conscientious objection but of course everybody in the united states probably thinking about that. i have to leave you with this tweet, because pope francis, of course, tweeting as soon as he gets to rome, this tweet saying, with my heartfelt thanks may the love of christ always guide the american people, #godbless, ame...

Happening as well. that is new. now, remember this quote, because we know that pope francis is highly quoted. the new one we heard on the plane, i dont judge someone who cant forgive. now, there he was talking about sex abuse families, victims, families and those victims who cant find it in their hearts to forgive their abusers. he said i understand where they come from. he said, again, quote, i dont judge someone who cant forgive, in that particular case. then finally, conscientious objection, ...

Preserving this. the other is, mandela is better than i am, pope francis is better than i am. nice to know they exist but im beginning to get back to my world. >> i aspire to be a better person. having just listened for the last six days. i paid close attention to every one of the homilies, every one of the public events. id like to think that catholic and noncatholic, atheist, you know what was most instructive on the airplane on the way home? the pope in response to the question about the cynt...

Status, but because the conscientious objection fueled by moral critique of law is central to a moral movement i care a great deal about. so tell me whats going on with ms. davis is not the same thing. >> i agree, and the history of the united states is having matters of conscience based in religion not participating in practice you find morally offensive is very important. in this case kim davis doesnt even want to not just herself do it, she wants to stop her clerks from doing it. she wants to...

New american citizens can now skip a pledge to offend the united states. >> this has been part of the oath of allegiance since the 1950 quote. i will perform noncombatant service with the armed forces when required by law. new citizens can be exempt for religious reasons or conscientious objection. those people dont have to be long to a specific church either. they want feedback on the change until august 4th. >> is it part of our nations framework? is send comments on facebook twitter or e-mail...

And the republican party again trying to open the flaps of the tent to young people people of color. donald trump on the boardrder and cruz making videos in opposition to gay marriage at a time when you think the gop wants nothing more than to take the issue off the table. >> in a weird way this is a moderating position for ted cruz. after that decision he came out all guns blazing. but now to couch it as religious freedom or conscientious objection is a somewhat more sedate position. and i thin...

Conflict, and the poor for most of the meeting as far as we can tell. >> well, according to a statement from the vatican, the two did discuss, quote, the exercise of rights to religious freedom, life and conscientious objection. >> sure. >> thats obviously alluding to the contraception mandate. do you think it was as much of a focus as conservatives would like you to believe? >> as was clear in the visual you showed, here was the first african american president of the united states and the firs...