Ky. Gov.: Kim Davis' Statements Show ‘Absurdity'

Kentucky Gov. Steven Beshear, urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, saying her legal claims "demonstrate the absurdity" of her position, NBC News reported.  

Beshear argued in court documents filed late Tuesday that Davis' lawsuit has no merit because he never ordered county clerks to do anything in issuing marriage licenses.

The courtroom developments continued to unfold, as she and her lawyers revealed that Davis met briefly with Pope Francis in Washington, D.C. "He told me before he left to stay strong," she said.

Davis refused to issue any marriage licenses after the US Supreme Court ruled in June that states must allow same-sex couples to wed. Taking part in any way in the marriage of gays and lesbians, she said, would violate her religious beliefs.

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