Despite confirming Pope Francis met with Kentucky clerk Kim Davis—and the Pope himself stating government officials have a “human right” to disobey laws that violate their religions beliefs—the Vatican insists the encounter shouldn't be considered an endorsement of Davis' position.

Davis and her team, of course, have taken the rendezvous as a sign from God.

"Just knowing the Pope is on track with what we're doing... kind of validates everything," Davis said in a statement.

But Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi says His Holiness barely knew who she was.

“Pope Francis met with several dozen persons who had been invited by the [Vatican embassy] to greet him as he prepared to leave Washington for New York City,” Lombardi said.

“Such brief greetings occur on all papal visits and are due to the Pope’s characteristic kindness and availability. The only real audience granted by the Pope at the [Vatican embassy] was with one of his former students and his family.”

Lombardi says the Pope didn't discuss detail of Davis' case, "and his meeting with her should not be considered a form of support of her position in all of its particular and complex aspects."

But why was Davis invited in the first place if the Vatican didn't sympathize with her cause? It's not like they were giving out tickets to people on the street.

Maybe what the incident really underscores is how deep the divide between Francis's goals and the Vatican's agenda really is.