But listen up, conservatives--Kim Davis is not your Rosa Parks. To understand why, it's important to recognize the key difference between the civil rights protesters of the mid-20th century and the so-called "religious liberty" protesters today--the former fought for a disenfranchised group that was lobbying for equality, while the latter represents a powerful group that wants to maintain social exclusion. As the Huffington Post's Gabriel Arana put it, Kim Davis has more in common with the racist bus driver than she does Rosa Parks.
The Pope Wins
So the pope never requested a private audience with Kim Davis, but instead gave an audience to a gay friend and regrets that his papal nuncio "misstepped" regarding a homophobe who says she has gay friends when she does not. In addition, the pope did not politicize his visit, but Kim Davis has been politicized all along.
The Young Turks have a great take on Davis:
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