 Objection number three, isn't it better that this couple at least be civilly married as opposed to only cohabiting? This is asked acknowledging that it isn't the same thing as the right to natural marriage non-Catholics are entitled to. Well, the answer is embedded in the question. So isn't it better, she says, that they at least be civilly married than opposed to only living together or cohabiting? Well, it's the same thing.