Newsflash: Every pope in the world is unmarried!

[Boojatta]

You have two simple choices in front of you: get a matchmaker, a psychologist, a lawyer, and an official who is authorized to solemnify marriages or wuss out and tell yourself that you need to go talk with God or buy some “devout cleaner” and have no time for serious romantic relationships.

Remember when I said, "Listen to me brother: there is more to life than becoming a Roman Catholic Priest. You're going to miss out on family life"? I wasn’t kidding. Now that you have been promoted all the way to Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City, Servant of the Servants of God, it's going to look awfully silly if you try to quit now and get married. You are going to have your name in the history books, but you win the Darwin Award for celibacy. I could care less what my official title is, but not much less. Unlike you, I can get married or stay single. In other words, I am free.

[tjwmason]

1. Interestingly - not by canon law.

The conclave could (in theory) elect a married man as Pope.

There's my totally irrelevant factoid of the day.

[swimboy]

2. Every current pope

Some in the past were married, or, partnered.