Saturday, November 18, 2006

Tom & Katie

Ann Althouse notes that the future Mr. & Mrs. Cruise may not even get legally married.

"But here's the part about the Scientology wedding -- and having it in Italy -- that really gets me:
A spokesman for the Church of Scientology for Rome, Fabrizio D'Agostino, said an exchange of vows with a Scientology rite was not legally recognized in Italy, and would have to be preceded or followed by a civil union.[Bracciano Mayor Patrizia] Riccioni said her office had not received a request to celebrate a civil wedding as of midday Friday.
Oh, for the love of... Hubbard! They aren't even getting married!!!"(emphasis Althouse)

Of course, my spies in Italy have managed to locate a partial, tenative copy of the guest list: