Why did the Vatican make a point of disparaging the meeting between the Pope and Kathy Davis?
"The Vatican" is kind of a convoluted term here. Abp. Vigano, the Papal Nuncio who set up the meeting --- at Pope Francis' request LINK), according to Austin Ruse at Breitbart---- is a member of "the Vatican" --- namely, the Vatican diplomatic corps.
Likewise Fr. Federico Lombardi is a member of "the Vatican" as director of the Holy See Press Office.
What we're seeing is a huge example of "a house divided against itself."
As a loyal Catholic, I know there is a big difference between an Apostolic hierarchy and a clerical bureaucracy. I would applaud, praise God and lead cheers for St. Michael the Archangel, to see the "clerical bureaucracy" fall.