Pauline privilege

[1] The Pauline privilege is drawn from the apostle Paul's instructions in the First Epistle to the Corinthians.

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[4] In the Latin Church, the subject is covered in canons 1143–1147 and can be handled on the diocesan level.

[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.

[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.