Re: Mormon chick, I have a question...

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 03:30:46 GMT, "LawsonE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


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>Mmmm... The Roman Catholic Church is semi-recognized. The Marriage Baans (?)
>are automatic with a CoE ceremony. The registrar sets up shop in the back of
>the church in a Roman Catholic ceremony.  Marriages via other religions have
>to be registered at the registrar's office.

There are many places in the UK where marriages are performed with the
registrar coming along for the ride--hotels, stately homes, and even
Roman Catholic (and other) churches. But the RC is probably the most
unrecognized church Over Here--remember, the heir to the throne or the
reigning monarch may marry anyone he wants, except a Roman Catholic,
by law, or he/she loses his/her place in the succession. We're talking
Henry VIII, The Old Pretender, and the Hanovers here. They'll do
anything to keep a Catholic off the throne.

Whether or not a couple can marry in the C of E depends on many little
decisions, some made by each priest. Needless to say, the couple have
to belong to the C of E, which most Britons don't these days.

Lizz 'no longer The Tory Party At Prayer, since the Tories don't have
a single one' Holmans


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