The shocking "old-fashioned" way Benedict XVI's parents met

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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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00:00 (upbeat music)

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?

01:01 (upbeat music)

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