Finding a future spouse online is quite common nowadays, but the story of how Pope Benedict XVI’s parents met shows there are many ways for husbands and wives to meet.
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00:03 According to a study back in 2013,
00:06 one in three marriages starts off
00:08 from the couple meeting online.
00:09 And I've heard time and time again, people ask,
00:11 oh, did you meet online on an online dating app
00:14 or did you meet the old fashioned way?
00:16 So I have a funny story.
00:17 Do you know how Pope Benedict XVI's parents met?
00:21 Obviously it wasn't on a dating app,
00:23 but like a 20th century version of that.
00:26 Pope Benedict's father actually posted an ad
00:30 in the local Catholic newspaper.
00:32 He posted an ad in search for a wife.
00:34 Obviously it worked, it worked.
00:35 And it worked in the best way.
00:37 One of their children became a Pope.
00:40 Read this little clip of the exact ad he posted.
00:44 - Mid-ranking civil servant, single, Catholic,
00:46 43 years old, clean past, from the country,
00:49 seeks good Catholic, pure girl.
00:51 Good cook and all housework, with furniture,
00:53 to marry ASAP, assets desired but not requirement.
00:57 Offers if possible with picture.
00:59 - What do you think?
01:00 Should we bring these back?
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