History Main / HotForPreacher

* In ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'', one of the bachelorettes is a nun named Alissa. You can marry her but, due to her vows to the Harvest Goddess, [[ChastityCouple you can't have kids with her]].

* 'She is my sin' by Music/{{Nightwish}} is told from the perspective of a priest who falls in love with one of his flock.

* The subplot of a ''Literature/DanielleSteel'' novel in which a young postulate and priest fall in love. He hangs himself when they're found out and she's banished from the church.

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Despite the common misconception, a VowOfCelibacy was not ''always'' required in the Roman Catholic Church, either. For its first thousand years it was legal under church law for anyone from a local priest to the pope himself to marry and have children, though how ''acceptable'' it was considered to be varied. It was particularly common for a man seeking to join the priesthood to delay ordination until he got married, since it was usually seen as acceptable for a married man to become a parish priest (as in the Orthodox churches to this day). The practice came to an end when the Church began discovering that priests were bequeathing land to their children that belonged to the Church, not the priest--and, more annoying to the Church hierarchy, trying to bequeath their position as priest (interfering with the authority of the Pope and the bishops to make hiring decisions). Even today, most priests are not required to take a vow of chastity (that is, to not have sex) but are required by their order or diocese to be celibate (to not marry). Extramarital sex is still a sin, certainly, but like any other sin, it can be forgiven through the Sacrament of Reconciliation (aka Confession), and it's not considered to be as severe as breaking a vow before God.

* Dr. Maura Isles of the Literature/RizzoliAndIsles novels becomes attracted to a local priest in one of the books as the Boston PD are investigating the murder of two nuns who worked at his church. (Interestingly, she's wondering if this trope is ''already'' being played out. It turns out one of the nuns recently gave birth and he's ostensibly the only one who could be the father. He isn't, however). The feeling is mutual and in the following book, they begin an affair that carries on an indeterminate amount of time (but occurs across several books) before finally ending when she's forced to admit that as much as he loves her, he isn't willing to leave the priesthood for her.

->''"He could preach the Bible like a preacher''\\
''Full of ecstasy and fire''\\
''But he also was the kind of teacher''\\
''Women would desire"''
-->-- "Rasputin", by '''Boney M.'''

* {{Series/Amen}}. Thelma Frye falls in LoveAtFirstSight with the handsome Reverend Gregory and she isn't the only woman to be attracted to him over the show's tenure.

** A ''Deadly Women'' segment profiled a nun who murdered a fellow sister, insanely jealous and disapproving of her relationship with the priest, feeling that she was an evil woman who was corrupting him.

* The Protestant version happens on {{Series/Reba}}. Several female members of the cast are infatuated with the congregation's new minister, including Barbara Jean who very inappropriately sends him a copy of ''Literature/TheThornBirds''. He ends up asking Reba for a date.

* TheOtherWiki has a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sexually_active_popes list of sexually active popes.]] Yes, this is real.

* Aliena in ''ThePillarsOfTheEarth'' is in love with Jack, who becomes a monk largely because he thinks she isn't.

A romance trope where a character is sexually attracted to or even in love with a member of the clergy (who will almost always be a SexyPriest or a [[NaughtyNuns Naughty Nun]] to justify the character's affections in the eyes of the audience). May also occur when ''both'' partners are members of the clergy (i.e., a priest and a nun, for instance).

->''He could preach the Bible like a preacher''\\

''Women would desire''
-->-- '''Rasputin''', by Boney M

* ''Blood on Satan's Claw'' (aka ''The Devil's Skin'') has a horror example. The Satan worshipping school girl tries to seduce the town preacher, going so far as to strip for him. He does not give in.

* In Creator/GabrielGarciaMarquez's ''Del Amor Y Otros Demonios'' (''Of love and other demons''), a priest named Father Cayetano Delaura is tasked with taking care of a LonelyRichKid named Sierva Maria who's suspected of being under DemonicPossession. Delaura is also the first person ever to treat the ''badly'' neglected girl as a human being, and they end up attracted to each other. But not only Sierva Marìa is regarded as possessed and Delaura is a very promising member of his order, but she is [[NoYay as much 12 years old]] and he's in his 30's (ValuesDissonance, but yeah). It's played for both {{squick}} and drama [[spoiler: and [[DownerEnding ends]] [[StarCrossedLovers in massive tragedy]].]].

* In accordance with TheZerothLawOfTropeExamples, the Duke in ''Theatre/MeasureForMeasure'' falls in love with Isabel, a postulant for the Poor Clares. (This has quite unnecessarily scandalized some commentators.)

* In Creator/GabrielGarciaMarquez's ''Del Amor Y Otros Demonios'' (''Of love and other demons''), a priest named Father Cayetano Delaura is tasked with taking care of a LonelyRichKid named Sierva Maria who's suspected of being under DemonicPossession. Delaura is also the first person ever to treat the ''badly'' neglected girl as a human being, and they end up attracted to each other. But not only Sierva Marìa is regarded as possessed and Delaura is a very promising member of his order, but she is [[{{Lolicon}} as much 12 years old]] and he's in his 30's (ValuesDissonance, but yeah). It's played for both {{squick}} and drama [[spoiler: and [[DownerEnding ends]] [[StarCrossedLovers in massive tragedy]].]].

* [[ChivalrousPervert Cross Marian]] of ''DGrayMan''. May double as BadassPreacher. There have been numerous references to him being a Priest. In addition to the mangaka, Hoshino Katsura, [[http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/211901/211901_1000.jpg drawing him in priest robes]] on the covers of one of her fanbooks. However, he is not a stranger to the pleasures of women. One of his hobbies being to visit the red-light districts. We get to know one of his lovers, Anita, who is a prostitute. She seems to have strong feelings for Cross, and we hear that her mother was also in love with him.

-->-- '''Rasputin''', by Music/BoneyM