Boris and Carrie have got married!

poshpaws

Baggs

Carrie is.

Well, obviously not a committed one, since she committed adultery and had (gosh! wow!) sex out of wedlock.

Well, isn't that shocking compared to some of the things carried out by the Catholic church over the centuries!!

Sex outside marriage and producing a child out of wedlock

Chestnut it's his third marriage.
He won't even say how many children he's got.

I do hope that you are not referring to me as a 'usual suspect'.
I can assure you that I am neither nasty nor bitter. As many on here can attest.
I am, however, a very good judge of character.

poshpaws

Baggs

Carrie is.

Well, obviously not a committed one, since she committed adultery and had (gosh! wow!) sex out of wedlock.

Judgmental, much?

All this 'rule bending' makes me despair when its coming from the top. Surely a quiet Registry Office would have been more appropriate given the Covid crisis still and previous history of the participants, but it feels they are 'above' all that and therefore 'above' us all.

Happily married men stray all the time.

As the lady said on the news review last night, ‘I suppose, when you’re PM you can do what you like’.

I am all for people in the public eye, keeping their private life private...

As our Queen says never complain, never explain...

Hear, hear, grannygravy.

Except for the children themselves, it isn't really anyone else's business how many kids Boris has. I'm glad he refuses to say. People are very intrusive.

It’s Carrie’ first marriage so a Church wedding is understandable

Yes, it is Carrie Symonds first marriage, and yes, it is understandable that she would want a church wedding. That does not mean that the Catholic Church should have changed its stance on divorcees just because one of them is the Prime Minister.

Apparently his first two 'non-Catholic' marriages don't count. When my first, catholic, marriage failed (aged 32) I was told by a priest that I would have to live the rest of my life through god. I became an avowed atheist and never looked back.

GrannyGravy13

I am all for people in the public eye, keeping their private life private...

As our Queen says never complain, never explain...

Hear hear! ?
It must be a nightmare for anyone in the public eye now. Everyone wants to know about your personal life so they can be judge and jury and tear you to pieces on anonymous forums.

Whitewavemark2

“Three weddings and 130 thousand Funerals”

Well said

FannyCornforth

Chestnut it's his third marriage.
He won't even say how many children he's got.

I do hope that you are not referring to me as a 'usual suspect'.
I can assure you that I am neither nasty nor bitter. As many on here can attest.
I am, however, a very good judge of character.

The 'usual suspects' are those who take every opportunity to bash Boris (and the Conservatives). I'm not calling anyone bitter or nasty, just the comments that have been made are.

grannyactivist

I suspect that a lot of Catholic priests will be very perturbed by this news, there have already been several who have taken to Twitter to express their concerns about the impact this news will have on people within the Catholic Church who have been denied a second marriage.

In fact there is no need of ‘annulment’ as BJ has not previously been married according to Catholic custom and therefore his previous marriages were ‘invalid’ in the eyes of the RC church. His children from previous marriages are legitimate as they were born of marriages that were legal.

Well the custom must vary. My first marriage was a civil marriage. When I married again, we are both Catholic, I was told we could only marry in church if my first marriage was annulled. I had grounds for annulment but wouldn't do it as it effectively meant my children became illegitimate.

The teaching was that a marriage that acknowledged the joining of one man and one woman in a marriage that was meant to be for a lifetime was regarded as a marriage so the church would not allow a church wedding.

The priests are almost certainly right as I can name two people who are angry, there are bound to be more.

GrannyGravy13

I am all for people in the public eye, keeping their private life private...

As our Queen says never complain, never explain...

A wedding isn't private and the insult to other Catholics who have been denied a church wedding isn't private either.

I think I will be contacting my parish priest to ask if I can now, after nearly 40 years have a church wedding.

It might all be gossip and speculation to some but it is heartbreaking to others.

Thank you Chestnut, well that's not me then. It's my first ever foray into Boris bashing on here. I probably won't bother again. I've said my piece!
I admit that my comments about Johnson were nasty. It was absolutely my intention.

Whitewavemark2

“Three weddings and 130 thousand Funerals”

What a nasty post on what is supposed to be a wedding thread.

I wonder what Carrie's parents think of it all...
If she were my daughter I'd be worried sick

Whatever you think they both look very happy and in love in this photo

Just read on Facebook that, now that they’re married she can no longer testify against him. Interesting.....

My Father had multiple marriages and had a child with the majority of his wives, all his offspring (myself included) are close.

As we gained adulthood we grew to understand him, and loved him very much.

She looks like something out of The Wicker Man. Still it’s good to be able to recycle old tablecloths and she is supposed to be a conservationist.

MayBee70

She looks like something out of The Wicker Man. Still it’s good to be able to recycle old tablecloths and she is supposed to be a conservationist.

Sorry, that is a really nasty comment to a bride on her wedding day!!!

Fashion especially ethical fashion has moved on from the days of brides having to look like a meringues.