pauline privilege

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What does pauline privilege mean?

A Christian doctrine, interpreted among Catholics and some Protestants 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.

Where does pauline privilege come from?

Drawn from the apostle Paul's instructions in the First Epistle to the Corinthians.

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