The Pauline Privilege (Privilegium Paulinum) is a Christian concept drawn from the apostle Paul's instructions in the First Epistle to the Corinthians. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Paul the apostle (שאול התרסי Šaʾul HaTarsi, meaning " Saul of Tarsus " Σαούλ Saul and Σαῦλος Saulos and The First Epistle to the Corinthians is a book of the Bible in the New Testament.
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Origin
In Paul's epistle it states:
| “ | To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband . . . and that the husband should not divorce his wife. To the rest I say, not the Lord, . . . 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. (1 Corinthians 7:10-15, RSV) | ” |
The first section, "not I but the Lord", matches Jesus' teaching on divorce, found in the Expounding of the Law, Matthew 19:9, Luke 16:18, and Mark 10:11. The Revised Standard Version (RSV is an English translation of the Bible published in the mid-20th century Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) The Expounding of the Law ( KJV: sometimes called the ''Antithesis of the Law'', is a highly structured ("Ye have heard. The Expounding of the Law ( KJV: sometimes called the ''Antithesis of the Law'', is a highly structured ("Ye have heard. The second section, "I say, not the Lord", gives Paul's own teaching on divorce.
In Roman Catholicism and in some Protestant denominations (though most Protestants allow divorce in all serious circumstances), this is interpreted as allowing the dissolution of a marriage contracted between non-believers in the case that one (but not both) of the partners converts to Christianity and the other partner leaves the marriage. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS **************
The Pauline Privilege differs from divorce in that it leaves the Christian partner free to remarry. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. It differs from annulment because it dissolves a valid actual marriage, in favor of the faith of the Christian partner, where annulments declare that a marriage was invalid from the beginning. Annulment in the Catholic Church See also Annulment (Catholic Church In the Roman Catholic Church, a marriage is considered to be a valid contract
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. Canon Law, the Ecclesiastical law of the Catholic Church, is a fully developed legal system with all the necessary elements courts lawyers judges a fully articulated Under Roman Catholicism, the Petrine Privilege may be invoked if only one of the partners was baptized at the time of marriage. Petrine Privilege or a decree in favor of the faith is a provision in the Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church granting a previously married person In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted
Controversy
Some denominations do not recognize the Pauline Privilege as allowing for the dissolution of marriage, arguing that marriage is not the "bondage" referred to in Paul's instruction.
Another point of contention is what constitutes a "desire to separate" on the part of the unbelieving partner. Some recognize abuse as equivalent to a "constructive desertion", thus providing grounds for invoking the privilege. Abuse refers to the use or treatment of something (a person item substance concept or vocabulary that is harmful
See also
External links
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Divorce (see Section B.1: The Pauline Privilege)
- A Catholic explanation of the Pauline Privilege
- A Messianic Jewish challenge to the Pauline Privilege
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