History Main / HotForPreacher

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

* In Creator/GabrielGarciaMarquez's ''Del Amor Y Otros Demonios'' (''Of love and other demons''), a promising and ambitious priest named Father Cayetano Delaura is tasked with taking care of Sierva Maria, a mix of LonelyRichKid and CreepyChild who's suspected of being under DemonicPossession. Delaura is also the first person ever to treat the ''badly'' neglected girl [[BecauseyouWereNiceToMe 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 as much 12 years old and he's in his 30's. It's played for both {{squick}} and drama [[spoiler: and [[DownerEnding ends]] [[StarCrossedLovers in massive tragedy]].]].

* {{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. Later, her father falls in love with with a female associate pastor.

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia'': Lena and Julian are love interests. Not to mention she was supposed to marry Prince Michalis, [[RunawayBride but decided to run away]]... [[spoiler: Also, Marth's older sister Elice is a Priest and is implied to marry her childhood friend Merric.]]

* Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury who played a leading role in the English Reformation, was married twice. His first marriage occurred before he became a priest (his wife died in childbirth), but the second took place after his ordination. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he was in favour of allowing priests in the (then new) Church of England to marry! Wife number two, Margarete, was the niece of a leading German Protestant, and after her husband's consecration as Archbishop she is said to have hidden in a (presumably well-ventilated) chest or laundry hamper in order to sneak into Lambeth Palace to be with her husband, as -- despite her husband's arguments in favour of such a move -- clerical celibacy was not abolished for C of E priests until after the death of Henry VIII. After Henry's death, their marriage was openly acknowledged.

* The basis of ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'': this is the story of a BattleCouple made of a nun named Rosette and a demon named Chrono. Cranked UpToEleven in the anime, where Rosette is also harrassed by BigBad Aion who even plants ''two'' {{Forceful Kiss}}es on the poor girl.

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

[[caption-width-right:350:''"Oh god, I fancy a priest."'']]

* Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury who played a leading role in the English Reformation, was married twice. His first marriage occurred before he became a priest (his wife died in childbirth), but the second took place after his ordination. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he was in favour of allowing priests in the (then new) Church of England to marry! Wife number two, Margarete Osiander, was the niece of a leading German Protestant, and after her husband's consecration as Archbishop she is said to have hidden in a (presumably well-ventilated) chest or laundry hamper in order to sneak into Lambeth Palace to be with her husband, as -- despite her husband's arguments in favour of such a move -- clerical celibacy was not abolished for C of E priests until after the death of Henry VIII. After Henry's death, their marriage was openly acknowledged.

Within the Catholic Church, there are exceptions to the vow of celibacy. [[https://dwightlongenecker.com/about-fr-longenecker/ Father Dwight Longenecker]], an ordained Anglican priest who converted to Catholicism, is one such exception.

* ''WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011'' has Tygra falling for Cheetara. [[spoiler: And she likes him back.]]

* On ''Series/KungFu'' Caine was the object of this a time or two.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' there is a minor sidequest in Rivet City where a woman has eyes for the local priest's apprentice and asks for your help. Solutions include convincing him yourself, telling his boss that he's already done the nasty and getting him thrown out, and getting the woman some royal ant jelly (which temporarily gives a large boost to charisma at the cost of intelligence) so he actually will break his vows. [[spoiler: If you're successful you can attend their ceremony]].
* Happens more than once in ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' (sometimes when certain characters support to A level) with a Monk, a Cleric or a Priest. Some cases include:

** ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy of the Holy War]]'': anyone who marries either the Cleric/High Priest Adean or the Bishop Claude in Gen 1, and later whoever falls for the Cleric/High Priest Lana (Adean's daughter) or the Priest/Bishop Corple (Sylvia's son);
** ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Blazing Sword]]'': the Cleric Serra and either Oswin, Matthew or Erk; [[HoYay for some]], the Monk Lucius and Raven. If Serra will end up lampshading the trope if she marries Oswin.

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': Sakura ([[MiKo Shrine Maiden]], the Hoshidan equivalent of Cleric), Azama (Monk, the Hoshidan equivalent of Priest), [[spoiler: Azama's daughter]] Mitama (Shrine Maiden [[spoiler: who can be mothered by Sakura]]), and any character reclassed into Shrine Maiden or Monk.

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 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). This does not, however, shield the priest or the Church from scandal.

TruthInTelevision, and justifiably common when you consider that not all religions demand [[VowOfCelibacy vows of celibacy]]. Anglican and Protestant clergy, for example, are free to marry, which was one of the controversial changes in the Reformation. Moreover, married men have always been allowed to become priests (but not bishops) in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, although priests are not permitted go get married after ordination (although there are enough loopholes in certain branches of these churches where this prohibition has less weight).

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 {{NaughtyNun|s}} to justify the character's affections in the eyes of the audience). May also occur when ''both'' partners are members of the clergy (a priest and a nun, for instance).

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 (a priest and a nun, for instance).

'''Patrick''': I'm hardly a brooding sea captain with seven children.

* ''Series/CallTheMidwife'': Dr Turner, the widowed doctor who works with Nonnatus House, falls head over heels for the kindest, sweetest, most good-hearted character in the entire cast, and she falls just as desperately in love with him. Unfortunately for them both, that character is devoted nun Sister Bernadette. Her struggle to choose between her vows and the man she loves is a major subplot of the second series. [[spoiler:After months of struggle and heartache, she [[EarnYourHappyEnding leaves the convent to be with him]]. The season ends with them engaged to be married -- and ''finally'' on a FirstNameBasis, to boot]]!

* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}} [=ThunderCats (2011)=]]]'' has Tygra falling for Cheetara. [[spoiler: And she likes him back.]]

* The plot of Ingmar Bergman's 1963 film ''Winter Light'' follows the story of a struggling Lutheran pastor in rural Sweden and his growing frustration with the emotionally unstable young schoolmarm who is infatuated with him. A similar subplot takes place in ''Film/First Reformed'', which is a partial remake of the former.

* The plot of Ingmar Bergman's 1963 film ''Winter Light'' follows the story of a struggling Lutheran pastor in rural Sweden and his increasing frustration at an emotionally unstable young schoolmarm who is infatuated with him.

* The plot of Ingmar Bergman's 1963 film ''Film/Winter Light'' follows the story of a struggling Lutheran pastor in rural Sweden and his increasing frustration at an emotionally unstable young schoolmarm who is infatuated with him.

-->Even holy septons can be sinners, and my flesh was as week as could be. I was young and full of sap, and the girls... a septon can seem as gallant as a prince if he is the only man you know who has ever been more than a mile from your village.

* This trope led to the fall of Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart during the [[TheEighties late 1980s]]. That, and YourCheatingHeart.

* This is the premise of the 19th century Portuguese novel ''O Crime do Padre Amaro'' ("The Crime of Father Amaro"), [[spoiler: where it ends in tragedy.]]

* In ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', Milady is a nun who has seduced a monk and left the convent, only to abandon the monk to marry Athos, only to abandon him to marry Lord de Winter, whom she poisons. She is not a nice Milady.

* In the Creator/RoaldDahl short story "Georgie Porgie", a vicar is wanted by some women in his church who use a garden party to proposition him. [[spoiler: He has issues, and this pushes him over the edge.]]

-->Even holy septons can be sinners, and my flesh was as week as could be. I was young and full of sap, and the girls... a septon can seem as galant as a prince if he is the only man you know who has ever been more than a mile from your village.

* Brazilian SoapOpera ''Series/MulheresApaixonadas'' ('Passionate Women') had a subplot where a woman fell in love with a Catholic priest. Eventually she got him to abandon clergy life and marry her.

* Samantha in ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' found herself a SexyPriest to lust over.

* In one episode of ''Series/DerryGirls'', Erin, Michelle, Orla, and even [[AmbiguouslyBi James]] (but not Clare) are enamored by handsome young [[SexyPriest Fr. Peter]], who is called upon to verify their claim that they witnessed statue of Mary weep. (There was no miracle; [[ItMakesSenseInContext the tears were actually dog piss]].)

* ''Series/CallTheMidwife'': Dr Turner, the widowed doctor who works with Nonnatus House, falls head over heels for the kindest, sweetest, most good-hearted character in the entire cast, and she falls just as desperately in love with him. Unfortunately for them both, that character is devoted nun Sister Bernadette. Her struggle to choose between her vows and the man she loves is a major subplot of the second series. [[spoiler:After months of struggle and heartache, she [[EarnYourHappyEnding leaves the convent to be with him]]. The series ends with them engaged to be married -- and ''finally'' on a FirstNameBasis, to boot]]!

* "Goin' Down" by Music/ThePrettyReckless is a song about a 16 year old girl seducing a priest in a confessional, in attempt to get into heaven after killing her boyfriend.

* There is also an old Flemish folk song where the singer meets a (poor) postulante. When her parents die she becomes one of the richest people in the land, but when he comes for her she has already taken her vows and will not go with him. Different versions of this song have different endings - in one eventually she does go with him, in another he kills himself and she has a house built on top of his grave to become a recluse.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' there is a minor sidequest in Rivet City where a woman has eyes for the local preist's apprentice and asks for your help. Solutions include convincing him yourself, telling his boss that he's already done the nasty and get him thrown out anyway and gettng the woman some royal ant jelly (which temporerily gives a large boost to charisma at the cost of intelligence) so he actually will break his vows. [[spoiler: If you're successful you can attend their ceremony]].

* Brazilian SoapOpera ''Mulheres Apaixonadas'' ('Passionate Women') had a subplot where a woman fell in love with a Catholic priest. Eventually she got him to abandon clergy life and marry her.

* An episode of ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' has a handsome priest who is thinking of giving up the priesthood; Mary mistakenly thinks it's because of her[[/folder]]