Someone is not telling the truth about the meeting.
Re 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Would Kim Davis have been there if she hadn't been invited? Why didn't Mr. Pope take this opportunity and speak out supporting Church doctrine about marriage? Those are two very big clues where the truth lies.
Seems to me Mr. Pope is embarrassed by association with those who stand up for traditional marriage. Either that or he won't defend the Church when it's politically inconvenient to do so.