Cruise-Holmes - a Scientology Publicity Stunt

So the wedding was a sham. Admist the glamour and extravagant ceremony, we now found out that they got "officially" married back in California.

Bracciano Mayor Patrizia Riccioni is thinking about taking back the honorary citizenship she offered the couple before they wed.

The ceremony angered the local priest, Father Nicola Fiorentini, who rang his bells for evening Saturday Mass longer and louder than normal before the wedding began. He said: "It wasn't a wedding at all. It was all just for publicity. I can't believe such an event was allowed to take place in the castle. A pope once stayed there and now we have all this. It's shameful and an offence."

Why they got married in the states? Well, Italy does not recognise Scientology as a religion. So the wedding was not legally binding. Why cannot they be flexible and do the Catholic setup? It would have made it happy for Holmes' parents, but it looks like Cruise was inflexible with that.

In tradition with being a close and secret society, the small village of Bracciano did not even had a chance to see TomKat or the 150 guests that attended the "ceremonial" wedding. Guests were ferried in cars and in blacked-out people carriers.

At each dinner table, a Scientology adviser was present to answer any questions about the unusual ceremony and the "religion" in general.

I wonder if they threw a free "E-Meter Audit Test" for the guests.

Perhaps a donation to the Church after the ceremony was done.

So they are finally married... congrats.

Let the betting commence on how long before they divorce.

Oh yea, they went off on their honeymoon to the Maldives but they did not go alone. Cruise's best man, David Miscavige, is with them. Is he along for a threesome? He's also the head of Scientology. Maybe there's a secret facility on one of those islands.