Liberals Won’t Love The Pope As Much After What He Just Said About Kim Davis

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Pope Francis said that government officials have a fundamental right to refuse to do actions that would violate their conscience. He said this on Sunday when asked about situations like that of Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Kentucky clerk who chose to go to jail rather than issue marriage licenses to same sex couples.

“Conscientious objection must enter into every juridical structure because it is a right,” Francis said, after being asked whether he supported government officials who won’t abide by some laws, such as issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

“I can’t have in mind all cases that can exist about conscientious objection but, yes, I can say that conscientious objection is a right that is a part of every human right,” he said.

“And if someone does not allow others to be a conscientious objector, he denies a right,” he added.

Francis said the law must respect all forms of conscientious objection.

“Otherwise we would end up in a situation where we select what is a right, saying: ‘This right has merit, this one does not,’” he said.

The papal statements conflict with the attitude of President Obama, who on Sunday suggested that opponents of same-sex marriage must “catch up” with the rest of the nation.

Davis spent five days in jail after she refused to process marriage licenses for same sex couples.

“God’s moral law conflicts with my job duties. You can’t be separated from something that’s in your heart and your soul,” Davis said, explaining why issuing the licenses would violate her faith.

Since her release, her office has processed marriage licenses under an arrangement in which Davis does have her name attached to them. Davis has said this accommodation allows her to do her work while living out her convictions.

h/t: The Huffington Post

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