Razrješavanje ženidbe apostolskom povlasticom
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND APOSTOLIC PRIVILEGE

Summary/Abstract: Indissolubility is an essential characteristic of marriage. But while some marriages are absolutely indissoluble, there are those that can be dissolved either on the basis of Pauline Privilege or through special Apostolic privilege. We discuss marriage dissolution based on the authority of the Pope, or on apostolic privilege. Based on this principle, it is possible to dissolve a non-sacramental marriage between two non-baptized persons, even though neither is baptized; or the marriage of a non-baptized and a baptized non-Catholic person; or the marriage of a Catholic person and a non-baptized person if dissolution can be judged to benefit faith and the eternal salvation of those persons, or a person with whom a valid marriage is intended to be made. In such cases, after an investigation conducted in a manner determined by the regulations of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has found that the marriage is not sacramental and that its dissolution will favor faith, a marriage may be dissolved on papal authority.

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