This is false. You may be remembering the questions of intent in the Rite of Catholic Marriage, in which the priest asks both spouses to state their intent to marry. (The consent of spouses, freely spoken, has traditionally established the marriage in Catholic belief.) There is no question asked of the assembly.
Here's an excerpt of this part of the rite, including a link to the whole marriage ceremony:
The current Book of Common Prayer, however (used by Episcopalians and Anglicans), does seem to preserve this language. I think it was originally an English custom in any case.
This is false. You may be remembering the questions of intent in the Rite of Catholic Marriage, in which the priest asks both spouses to state their intent to marry. (The consent of spouses, freely spoken, has traditionally established the marriage in Catholic belief.) There is no question asked of the assembly.
Here's an excerpt of this part of the rite, including a link to the whole marriage ceremony:
http://www.catholicweddinghelp.com/topics/text-rite-of-marriage-mass.htm
The current Book of Common Prayer, however (used by Episcopalians and Anglicans), does seem to preserve this language. I think it was originally an English custom in any case.
http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/marriage.pdf
It's probably no surprise that the default movie mode in the United States would be Anglican, not Catholic.