Pauline privilege

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. (in canon law) the privilege given to converts to dissolve a marriage with an unbaptized spouse if either obstructs the religious practices of the other.

Example Sentences

The procedure to be observed in cases of the Pauline Privilege is explained by commentaries on Canons 1120 sqq. of the Code.

From Project Gutenberg

This is called the Pauline Privilege because it is described in the Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a kind of divorce in the Church known as the Pauline Privilege.

From Project Gutenberg