I was thinking Schiavo was Catholic. I still have trouble with them having a church wedding. I think the fact they mocked marriage by living together for so many years while Terri Shindler was still alive. Would be enough reason for any priest or pastor to suggest a simple ceremony by the Justice of the Peace.
What sense would it make for a priest to encourage a Catholic to marry OUTSIDE the Church?
Like it or not, the Catholic Church naively believes that Jesus came for sinners.
Maybe your Church is made up of saints.