In March 1920 an ad starred in A german catholic newsprint that would replace the reputation for the Catholic Church. It read: “Middle ranking civil servant, solitary, Catholic, 43-years-old, immaculate past, through the countryside, is searching for a great Catholic pure woman, who is able to prepare well, and who is able to do all housework, that is also effective at sewing and an excellent homemaker to be able to marry during the opportunity that is soonest.”

It absolutely was through the Altцttinger Liebfrauen Messenger newsprint that Joseph Ratzinger met Maria Peintner. They quickly married and Maria provided birth to three kiddies; Georg, Maria and Joseph.

As Valentine’s Day approaches many people is almost certainly not influenced by Pope Benedict XVI’s father’s business-like approach to relationship. […]