From: rsteele@adam.ll.mit.edu (Rob Steele)
Subject: Re: When are two people married in God's eyes?
Reply-To: rob@ll.mit.edu
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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I think it was Lewis who said that in a wedding, it's the principals  
that marry each other; the church and the state are present merely as  
witnesses.

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[This is not just Lewis -- it's a summary of standard Catholic
theology.  However this doesn't mean that the presence of those
witnesses is optional, except in odd situations like the standard
desert island.  --clh]