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Informal Cases: Privilege Cases

Privilege cases have as the primary focus proving that at least one of the parties was not baptized at the time of the union.  Because the timing of baptisms in relation to the marriage and divorce are essential, most of the focus on the investigation is on the baptism of the parties.  There are two kinds of Privilege Cases, Pauline and Favor of the Faith.

The Pauline Privilege is utilized in the event that both parties were not baptized at the time of marriage and the person seeking the privilege is now seeking baptism (or has subsequently been baptized) and is now desiring to have a marriage recognized by the Catholic Church.

The Favor of the Faith (formerly called Petrine Privilege) is utilized in certain, specified cases where one person was unbaptized at the time of the marriage.

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