Nicole Kidman Wasn't Married to Tom Cruise...

Nicole Kidmanat least according to the Catholic Church in Australia.

Many around the world were scratching their heads this past weekend, trying to figure out exactly how Kidman was able to get married as a Catholic in a Catholic ceremony, as the Church does not allow for a second marriage (in the Church) after a divorce. Many assumed that Kidman had gotten her marriage to Tom Cruise annulled, which would technically have paved the way for a second marriage in the Church.

Well, not so fast. Kidman's marriage to Cruise lasted 10 years -- a little long to plead temporary insanity -- and considering how notoriously difficult it is to have the Church grant an annulment (they're not handing them out like communion wafers), Kidman may have figured out how to get around the requirement -- she reportedly didn't need an annulment at all.

The BBC is reporting that Kidman's 10-year union to Cruise wasn't recognized by the Catholic Church of Australia. The service was seen only as a legal ceremony and not a spiritual one. In other words, according to the Catholic Church anyway, it never happened. All Kidman had to prove was that it was dissolved legally and she was free to marry any country crooner she wanted. A loophole to be sure, but one that allowed Kidman to reconnect her Catholic faith with Keith Urban, the man she loves.

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61. Tom always put nicole first, in the limelight.
I've followed every Tom steps, in Cannes 92, In Venise for EWS, the Oscars etc...
We've seen the pictures, her on high heels all the times

Shame on her to spread lies like she was always behind him, and couldn't wear heels!

what a dork idiot! she should apologies. And thank him.
I never understand why he was so kind to her even after the divorce!
Now her carrer sucks; Tom gave her The Others, her biggest success at Box office, if not the only one, that Tom produce and gave her the role, she then capitalise on her failure and supposed "depression" after her break up with Tom to have an oscar; by a nose too
I loke the variety take on it; even eonline talk about how she stole J. MOore's oscar!
TOM ALWAYS PUT NICOLE FIRST IN THE LIGHT. HE QUITE GIVE HER A CARRER. IF IT WASNT FOR HIM SHE WOULD BE THE EQUAL OF NAOMI WATTS MAYBE

Take that missflower or something here

Tom was more catholic than any of his bad intentionned wives. Reflect a bit, cult christians followers, you're not better than the scientologists

All the same.

Posted at 11:36PM on Jun 26th 2006 by Pedo priest

62. Oh, I forgot to add that our marriage of 30 years is considered a Holy Sacrament of the Catholic Church.

Posted at 11:49PM on Jun 26th 2006 by kaye

63. i am happy for Nicole and keith. i think they well last a long time they look happy together i think keith will be go to her. i love keith urban his music and he is realy hot to

Posted at 11:49PM on Jun 26th 2006 by amanda

64. MeMe had to post the STUPIDEST thing I ever read. Tom was the one who left HER...HE was the one who cheated on her with Penelope Cruz...Get real. The man is scum. He probably could no longer control Nicole emotionally so now he is with a child he CAN manipulate.

Posted at 11:50PM on Jun 26th 2006 by Mellie

65. I was looking at old pics of Tom and Nicole and they were a really good looking couple. What happened? Was their contract just up or did Penolope Cruz wreck their marraige? Lmao

Posted at 11:52PM on Jun 26th 2006 by whoa

66. As someone who was raised a Catholic and someone who is about to be married for a second time I believe I can shed some light on the subject. If you marry outside of the Catholic church (civil ceremony with a justice of the peace or a judge as I did the first time) the church doesn't recognize it as you being married. My church was more than willing to allow me to get married this time in the church because of that. Nicole and Keith were also allowed to marry in the church because Keith had never been married before. Had he been married before the church would've only allowed them to marry if he had gotten his first marriage annulled. That is what happened to me. The church wasn't concerned with my first marriage but because my fiance had been previously married they wanted him to pay $1300 to get it annulled. So we opted to have our wedding done outside the church again. Best Wishes Nicole and Keith!! You two make a GREAT couple and I wish you all the best!

Posted at 11:55PM on Jun 26th 2006 by Brenda Dersham

67. I'm just curious... why does it matter? Except to the members of the Catholicism cult. Really - all of their rules and rituals are not biblical anyway. Find me one place in the Bible that describes all these rules about what constitutes a SACRAMENTAL marriage, or not allowing marriage to be recognized unless both parties are "Catholic." All of those rules and the paperwork (and monitary consideration) that go along with it were created by men, long after the Perfect and Complete Word of God was finished. For that matter - find me one place in the Bible where they sprinkle a newborn baby and call it "baptism." What book did they get all these rules and rituals from? Because it wasn't the Bible.

Posted at 12:03AM on Jun 27th 2006 by Shelley

68. For those asking what happened to Tom and Nicole's marriage: She ended up pregnant and Tom soon filed for divorce saying, "She knows what she did". I believe Tom is STERILE and that if Nicole got pregnant, she obviously cheated on him. That's why it is beyond belief that Katie's baby is Tom's.

Posted at 12:18AM on Jun 27th 2006 by Kelly

69. Nicole had so much botox done, her eyebrows are practically touching her eyelids. That's a good sign of OVER BOTOXING!!!

Marcia Cross' forehead is SO HUGE, she definitely uses botox. Can you imagine that forehead with wrinkles? Oh, the horror.....

Posted at 12:27AM on Jun 27th 2006 by ms T

70. You RocK Nic! Godbless. World is such as better place when you smile.

Posted at 12:32AM on Jun 27th 2006 by Mary

71. My ex husband and I were married in a Lutheran Church, 13 years later he needed our marriage anulled. I was his first and he got married a second time and this was his third. I had to fill out a questionare on why I thought that our marriage didn't work and send it back in, 30 days later the marriage was anulled, after the divorce.

Congratulations to Nicole and Keith !!!! I hope you both will be very happy. I am glad you're rid of that jerk Tom Cruise.....

Posted at 12:36AM on Jun 27th 2006 by Julie

72. If Tom is "sterile" as you state, and Nicole actually "got pregnant" at some point, then that means that not only Nicole cheated on Tom, but Katie would have had to cheat on Tom while they were dating too. (If you recall, Katie became pregnant 4 months after she and Tom started dating).

If Nicole is noticibly pregnant now, then she obviously concieved prior to getting married to Urban - a big no-no in Catholocism. But none of the rest of the world really cares about when you concieve, as long as the child has two parents and is loved.

Tom and Penelope met and started dating almost a year after Tom and Nic divorced if I recall correctly. So to call her a "homewrecker" is a really far stretch.

Posted at 1:01AM on Jun 27th 2006 by meme

73. Katie is a ho too ,thats how she got pregnated,and tom is gay thats why he can't have kids.

Posted at 1:13AM on Jun 27th 2006 by Jack enoff

74. i'm happy for nicole and i hope her hubby and her will be very happy together, and this will last. tom's an idiot anyways, and anyone who marries him, is too. as far as the catholic church rewriting history and recognizing only marriages they want to, i don't agree with. ok, so she asked the church to do this, so she could still be married in the catholic church, but wouldn't the fact, they adopted children together, and were apparently living in sin all that time, make a difference to the church? wouldn't that also turn these innocent children into bastards? feel sorry for them, that her marriage,and being married in the catholic church, means more to her, than the legitimacy of her children... kinda sad, i think, also, if the church says they were never married, and if tom ever had to pay spousal support or alimony, shouldn't he be able to get that back, i mean, seein as how, they were never married and all, i swear, sometimes i think it's the celebs, who twist and turn our world upside down, for the betterment of them, and to hell with all of us... what's up with that?? i bet for a commoneer, the church would never go so far as to look for any kind of a loophole like this, to benefit them. also, i do believe that the reason tom and nicole did adopt, is bcuz nicole is unable to have children of her own. sad. but that might also be nicole's saving grace as to no children before she got married this time around. i wonder if, she would've bore her own children, if the catholic church, would've still found this loophole, and if nicole still would've taken it... is blood thicker than water?? regardless, i just wonder what this does to the children?? guess, that's all i have to say, thank for allowing me the space and oppertunity.

Posted at 1:17AM on Jun 27th 2006 by angel

75. Mellie calm down. You are having a bout of Oppositional Defiance Disorder. You should see Nicole's dad - he can help you with that. ;)

Posted at 1:19AM on Jun 27th 2006 by mem

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