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The shocking "old-fashioned" way Benedict XVI's parents met
Aleteia EN
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1/13/2024
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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According to a study back in 2013,
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one in three marriages starts off
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from the couple meeting online.
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And I've heard time and time again, people ask,
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oh, did you meet online on an online dating app
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or did you meet the old fashioned way?
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So I have a funny story.
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Do you know how Pope Benedict XVI's parents met?
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Obviously it wasn't on a dating app,
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but like a 20th century version of that.
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Pope Benedict's father actually posted an ad
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in the local Catholic newspaper.
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He posted an ad in search for a wife.
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Obviously it worked, it worked.
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And it worked in the best way.
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One of their children became a Pope.
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Read this little clip of the exact ad he posted.
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- Mid-ranking civil servant, single, Catholic,
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43 years old, clean past, from the country,
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seeks good Catholic, pure girl.
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Good cook and all housework, with furniture,
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to marry ASAP, assets desired but not requirement.
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Offers if possible with picture.
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- What do you think?
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Should we bring these back?
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