Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis says a private meeting with Pope Francis has inspired her -– and given her a renewed sense of purpose. 
  
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 “I was crying. I had tears coming out of my eyes,” Davis said in an exclusive interview with ABC News. “I'm just a nobody, so it was really humbling to think he would want to meet or know me.” 
  
 Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, says the private meeting occurred during the pope’s historic trip to the United States. After receiving a surprise phone call from a church official, the Kentucky county clerk says she traveled to Washington, D.C., where she and her husband Joe met the pope Sept. 24 at the Vatican Embassy. 
  
 “I put my hand out and he reached and he grabbed it, and I hugged him and he hugged me,” Davis said. “And he said, ‘thank you for your courage.’” 
  
 Father Benedettini from the Vatican Press office released a statement after reports emerged that Davis and the pope had met. 
  
 “The Holy See is aware of the reports of Kim Davis meeting with the Holy Father. The Vatican does not confirm the meeting, nor does it deny the meeting. There will be no further information given,“ the statement reads. 
  
 Hours later, Father Benedettini said, in another statement, “I do not deny that the meeting took place, but I will not comment on it further." 
  
 The Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C. would also not elaborate, echoing the Vatican's latest statement. 
  
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 Davis drew national attention -– and spent six days in jail -– after refusing a judge's order to issue marriage licenses in Rowan County, Kentucky, to same-sex and heterosexual couples, citing her religious beliefs. 
  
 Davis, back at work, is still not issuing any marriage licenses. 
  
 ABC News' Terry Moran asked Francis Sunday night if he supports individuals, including government officials, who claim religious liberty as a reason to disobey the law. 
  
 Francis responded, "I can't have in mind all the 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. It is a right. And if a person does not allow others to be a conscientious objector, he denies a right." 
  
 When asked if that includes government officials, Francis said, "It is a human right and if a government official is a human person, he has that right. It is a human right." 
  
 Davis says Pope Francis left her and her husband with a rosary. 
  
 “He told me before he left, he said, ‘stay strong.’ That was a great encouragement. Just knowing that the pope is on track with what we're doing, it kind of validates everything to have someone of that stature,” Davis said. 
  
 Davis says she’s committed to her cause, even if it means more time behind bars. 
  
 “I've weighed the cost and I'm prepared to do whatever it takes, even jail,” she said. “It's still the same battle, we just have some more fighting with us now.” ||||| Sep 29, 2015 
  
 Washington, DC – Media is buzzing about the Pope’s comments in support of conscientious objection and whether he knows about the Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk of Court who was jailed for six days for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. The Pope met privately with Kim Davis and her husband, Joe, at the Vatican Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, September 24, which was the birthday of Kim’s father. Pope Francis spoke with Kim and Joe Davis in English. 
  
 During the meeting Pope Francis said, "Thank you for your courage." Pope Francis also told Kim Davis, "Stay strong. He held out his hands and asked Kim to pray for him. Kim held his hands and said, "I will. Please pray for me," and the Pope said he would. The two embraced. The Pontiff presented Kim and Joe Davis each with a Rosary that he personally blessed. Kim's mother and father are Catholic, and Kim and Joe will present the Rosaries to her parents. Kim's mother was the elected Clerk of Court for Rowan County for 37 years until her retirement in 2014. 
  
 Kim Davis said, "I was humbled to meet Pope Francis. Of all people, why me?" Davis continued, "I never thought I would meet the Pope. 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." Kim said, "Pope Francis was kind, genuinely caring, and very personable. He even asked me to pray for him. Pope Francis thanked me for my courage and told me to 'stay strong.'" 
  
 "The challenges we face in America regarding the sanctity of human life, marriage, and religious freedom are the same universal challenges Christians face around the world. Religious freedom is a human right that comes from God. These values are shared in common by people of faith, and the threats to religious freedom are universal. Kim Davis has become a symbol of this worldwide conflict between Christian faith and recent cultural challenges regarding marriage," said Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel. 
  
 Speaking with reporters on board the Papal plane to Rome, Pope Francis told Terry Moran of ABC News that conscientious objection is a human right, even for government officials: "Conscientious objection is a right that is a part of every human right. It is a right. And if a person does not allow others to be a conscientious objector, he denies a right. Conscientious objection must enter into every juridical structure because it is a right, a human right. Otherwise we would end up in a situation where we select what is a right, saying 'this right that has merit, this one does not.' It (conscientious objection) is a human right. It always moved me when I read, and I read it many times, when I read the "Chanson de Roland" when the people were all in line and before them was the baptismal font and they had to choose between the baptismal font or the sword. They had to choose. They weren't permitted conscientious objection. It is a right and if we want to make peace we have to respect all rights." 
  
 The ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent asked if that includes government officials as well, and the Pope reiterated that conscientious objection is a human right: "It is a human right and if a government official is a human person, he has that right," Pope Francis affirmed. 
  
 After the above statement of Pope Francis was published, some in the media wondered if the Pontiff knew of Kim Davis. "Not only did Pope Francis know of Kim Davis, he personally met with her to express his support," concluded Staver. 
  
 Liberty Counsel is an international nonprofit, litigation, education, and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family since 1989, by providing pro bono assistance and representation on these and related topics. 
  
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Student:
The leader of the world's Catholics found time during his US visit to meet a Protestant county clerk from Kentucky. “I was crying. I had tears coming out of my eyes,” Kim Davis tells ABC News of her meeting with Pope Francis on Thursday in Washington. “I'm just a nobody, so it was really humbling to think he would want to meet or know me." Davis, who has refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, says the meeting came after she received a phone call from a church official. The pope told her to "stay strong," and asked her to pray for him, according to a press release from her attorney. Francis gave her and her husband rosaries, which Davis gave to her Catholic parents. "I put my hand out and he reached and he grabbed it, and I hugged him and he hugged me," Davis tells ABC. "And he said, 'thank you for your courage.'" Davis' lawyer tells the New York Times—which notes that Davis was in DC anyway to receive an award from the conservative Family Research Council—that the meeting lasted around 15 minutes. He says the meeting was arranged by Vatican officials who had heard about Davis' stand against same-sex marriage, and it was kept quiet until now because "we didn't want the pope's visit to be focused on Kim Davis." The Vatican says it will neither confirm nor deny the meeting. On his flight back to Italy on Monday, Francis was asked about the Davis case and said "conscientious objection" is a human right that should be extended to government workers. The lawyer says officials have photos and will release them soon, CBS News reports. (A family from Argentina drove 13,000 miles to meet Francis.)