To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband) --and that the husband should not divorce his wife. To the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is consecrated through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is consecrated through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is they are holy. 15 But if the unbelieving partner desires to separate, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. For God has called us to peace."[2]
The first section, "not I but the Lord", roughly matches Jesus' teaching on divorce, found in an antithesis (Matthew 5:32) with parallels in Matthew 19:9, Luke 16:18, and Mark 10:11. The second section, "I say, not the Lord", gives Paul's own teaching on divorce, and was initiated to address a serious pastoral problem in the Church in Corinth where problems apparently developed in marriages between believers and unbelievers. Therefore, in instances where the unbaptized spouse left the newly baptized spouse, Paul allowed the latter to enter into a new marriage.[3]
In the Catholic Church and in some Protestant denominations this is interpreted as allowing the dissolution of a marriage between two non-baptized persons in the case that one (but not both) of the partners seeks baptism and converts to Christianity and the other partner leaves the marriage. Assuming it is established that both spouses were un-baptized at the time of their marriage, and subsequently obtained a civil divorce, should the now baptized party wish to enter into a sacramental marriage, the Pauline Privilege ("in favor of the faith") takes place ipso facto at the time of that marriage.[4]
According to the Catholic Church's canon law, the Pauline privilege does not apply when either of the partners was a Christian at the time of marriage. It differs from annulment because it dissolves a valid natural (but not sacramental) marriage whereas an annulment declares that a marriage was invalid from the beginning.[6]
The related Petrine privilege, which also allows remarriage after divorce, may be invoked if only one of the partners was baptized at the time of the first marriage.
^ ab"Gantley, Mark J., "Petrine or Pauline Privilege", EWTN, September 3, 2004". Ewtn.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^""Procedures: Favor of the Faith", Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis". Archspm.org. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^"Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. "Norms on the Preparation of the Process for the Dissolution of the Marriage Bond in Favour of the Faith", April 30, 2001". Vatican.va. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^"Invocation of the Pauline Privilege", Roman Catholic Diocese of Hawaii
External links
Code of Canon Law, Chapter IX, The Separation of Spouses
Catholic Encyclopedia: Divorce (see Section B.1: The Pauline Privilege)
A Catholic explanation of the Pauline Privilege
May 02, 2023
pauline, privilege, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pauline privilege news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Pauline privilege Latin privilegium Paulinum is the allowance by the Roman Catholic Church of the dissolution of marriage of two persons not baptized at the time the marriage occurred 1 The Pauline privilege is drawn from the apostle Paul s instructions in the First Epistle to the Corinthians St Paul Writing His Epistles by Valentin de Boulogne Contents 1 Origin 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksOrigin EditThe Pauline privilege is the allowance by the Church of the dissolution of marriage of two persons not baptized at the time the marriage occurred 1 1 Corinthians 7 10 15 states To the married I give charge not I but the Lord that the wife should not separate from her husband but if she does let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband and that the husband should not divorce his wife To the rest I say not the Lord that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever and she consents to live with him he should not divorce her If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever and he consents to live with her she should not divorce him For the unbelieving husband is consecrated through his wife and the unbelieving wife is consecrated through her husband Otherwise your children would be unclean but as it is they are holy 15 But if the unbelieving partner desires to separate let it be so in such a case the brother or sister is not bound For God has called us to peace 2 The first section not I but the Lord roughly matches Jesus teaching on divorce found in an antithesis Matthew 5 32 with parallels in Matthew 19 9 Luke 16 18 and Mark 10 11 The second section I say not the Lord gives Paul s own teaching on divorce and was initiated to address a serious pastoral problem in the Church in Corinth where problems apparently developed in marriages between believers and unbelievers Therefore in instances where the unbaptized spouse left the newly baptized spouse Paul allowed the latter to enter into a new marriage 3 In the Catholic Church and in some Protestant denominations this is interpreted as allowing the dissolution of a marriage between two non baptized persons in the case that one but not both of the partners seeks baptism and converts to Christianity and the other partner leaves the marriage Assuming it is established that both spouses were un baptized at the time of their marriage and subsequently obtained a civil divorce should the now baptized party wish to enter into a sacramental marriage the Pauline Privilege in favor of the faith takes place ipso facto at the time of that marriage 4 In the Latin Church the subject is covered in canons 1143 1147 and can be handled on the diocesan level 3 For the Eastern Catholic Churches the applicable canons are found in the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches canons 854 858 5 According to the Catholic Church s canon law the Pauline privilege does not apply when either of the partners was a Christian at the time of marriage It differs from annulment because it dissolves a valid natural but not sacramental marriage whereas an annulment declares that a marriage was invalid from the beginning 6 The related Petrine privilege which also allows remarriage after divorce may be invoked if only one of the partners was baptized at the time of the first marriage See also Edit Christianity portalChristian views on divorce Pauline ChristianityReferences Edit a b Mannion M Francis The Pauline Privilege The Catholic Answer OSV Newsweekly January 3 2014 Osv com 2014 01 03 Retrieved 2018 04 05 1 Corinthians 7 10 15 RSV a b Gantley Mark J Petrine or Pauline Privilege EWTN September 3 2004 Ewtn com Retrieved 2018 04 05 Procedures Favor of the Faith Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis Archspm org Retrieved 2018 04 05 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Norms on the Preparation of the Process for the Dissolution of the Marriage Bond in Favour of the Faith April 30 2001 Vatican va Retrieved 2018 04 05 Invocation of the Pauline Privilege Roman Catholic Diocese of HawaiiExternal links EditCode of Canon Law Chapter IX The Separation of Spouses Catholic Encyclopedia Divorce see Section B 1 The Pauline Privilege A Catholic explanation of the Pauline Privilege Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pauline privilege amp oldid 1123381854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
