a sacramental marriage, the Pauline Privilege ("in favor of the faith") takes place ipso facto at the time of that marriage. In the Latin Church, the subject is covered in canons 1143–1147 and can be handled on the diocesan level. For the Eastern Catholic Churches the applicable canons are found in the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, canons 854–858. 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. 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 Christian views on divorce Pauline Christianity References 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 Marriage in Christianity Biblical law Catholic matrimonial canon law Pauline Christianity Bible-related controversies Christian terminology First Epistle to the Corinthians Christian ethics in the Bible