And then the Pope does this

See this article. Apparently the Pope met with Kim Davis, the government employee that refused to issue marriage licenses to gays. At first the Vatican would neither confirm nor deny the report, not they merely won't deny it but also won't confirm it. Davis' attorney though claims it did happen and that the Pope told her to "stay strong." This after his great US speeches about tolerance, dialog and openness. So now he meets in secret to give support to bigotry?