Posted on 11/18/2006 1:15:37 PM PST by SkyPilot
PARIS (AFP) - The Church of Scientology provides for several kinds of wedding ceremony for its followers, but according to the most traditional the husband "may promise to provide her (his wife) with "a pan, a comb, perhaps a cat."
US actor Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes will provide perhaps the most high-profile Scientologists' wedding to date this weekend.
And according to unconfirmed reports in the Italian media, American Scientology leader David Miscavige will fly in from Los Angeles to preside over the event.
According to the Scientologists' book "The Background, Ministry, Ceremonies and Sermons of the Scientology Religion", there are five versions of the Scientologist wedding ceremony: traditional, informal, single ring, double ring, and concise double ring, all of varying length and formality.
Scientology's "traditional ceremony" includes such advice to the groom as "Now -----, girls need clothes and food and tender happiness and frills, a pan, a comb, perhaps a cat.
"All caprice if you will, but still they need them."
The bride is told: "Hear well, sweet -----, for promise binds. Young men are free and may forget. Remind him that you may have necessities and follies, too."
Who's the other woman in the third photo?
I think it's her sister.
Well said. All fo that claptrap comes from the evil one.
Kidman and Holmes were raised Catholic.
Mimi Rogers wed Cruise in 1987, and it was she that introduced him to Scientology.
She is justa screamin' "don't let the sun go down on me".
I have been mean of this thread but my heart is with her.
She was Baptized, Confirmed and raised Catholic.
May God Bless her soul.
Nope as long as they are living there is hope.
Cripes can you see us Praying for them in Purgatory?
I have enough family and friends close to my heart that need prayers.
Kudo's to who ever got this pic.
A woman horrified.
Like the movie Devil's Advocate.
The wife knew something was freaky.
Yes and perhaps they did that 14months ago.
This was just the "celebration".
Sorry Kitten Fest...
Kid looks agitated and stressed. /sarcasm
Rosemarie's baby. Don't Scream Katie we will take care of you.....
Come on have some Hollywood Drama will ya....
BTW Your Screen name is like dumb.
And I don't mean dumb as in personally stupid but as you have read here there is a whole lotta kitty talk.
So hence "kitten Festival"
Just a little to conveniant.
Enjoy.
Thinking post on this whole thread.
Thanks.
Now I can get back to poking fun.
6Million BUCKS for a wedding....heck I could have a barn full of horses and heffers....organic on a range....for a generation...and some rank bull too.
Not to diss a religeon as a cult....
But I have to ask are there Scientology Freepers?
I know we have agnostic, atheist, wicca...but heck never thought to ask do we have Scientoligist?
I would assume if we did the abuse button would have been hit on this thread.
No harm to your beliefs....if you exist.
I fish and hunt hope thats ok for you too take make fun....
Maybe she'll have to get him a little doggie.
When I see these folks hanging out on the sidewalk or in a K-Mart doing their cult sales pitch, I always approach them and ask what they are doing
Thinking that I'm a naive little mindless dweeb that will be sucked into their scam, I pretend to be interested.
Before I agree to be "tested", I always ask them to explain who "Xenu" is and why would I believe in their cult that Ron L Hubbard started to not pay taxes.
I normally say it very loudly and wait until their are several people around.
Ooh. Tell Tell! How was Oprah dissed? Just by not being invited? Or is there was there a falling out between Oprah and Tom? Was Rosie O'Donnell invited?
I'd like to know if John and Kelly made it or not. So far, I've heard nothing.
She had the nerve to wear white.
LOL.
Hey! Everybody knows that!
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