Is the “Pauline Privilege” (I Corinthians VII: 12-15, Canons 1143-1147) an exception to Church teaching on the indissolubility of marriage (Matthew XIX: 3-9, Mark X: 2-12, Canon 1141), indeed, an exception that suggests the possibility of the Church’s somehow countenancing the post-divorce civil marriages of Catholics even though such unions constitute “public and permanent adultery” (CCC 2384)? Answering that question requires clarity on some basic marriage concepts and terms.