Nun commits suicide in Kerala
A 23-year-old nun committed suicide in her room at the Saint Mary's Convent Kollam (Kerala).
The State Women's Commission has sought a probe into the nun's death.
The ation is due to "sexual harassment" by a senior Sister of the nunnery. The suicide note left by Sister Anupa Mary said she was taking the extreme step as she could no longer bear the harassment, her father alleged that she was even sexually exploited by a senior Sister.Pappachan.
Anupa's father, a cook in the Bishops's house said his daughter had suffered great humiliation and harassment in the convent. He said it is not barbaric that a senior nun used to sleep with Anupa in the night after putting her through all the rigorous chores during the day. Police have registered a case. Kerala State Women's Commission sought a probe into the nun's death and demanded severe punishment for the guilty.Commission Chairperson Justice D Sreedevi said women should have the freedom to live with dignity as enshrined in the Constitution.She said the nun's death in the convent gave credence to the Commission's recent suggestion for certain rules on enrolment of girls as nuns, which had triggered protests from various Christian organisations.Sister Anupa Mary, a teacher in a Lower Primary school run by the St Mary's Convent Holy Cross Order, belonged to a poor family living at nearby Kanjiramkode.Anupa had joined St Mary's convent two months ago on taking the vow for nunhood.
There are many things like this happened before in kerala . Only now it comes into the light. We have to stop becoming baby sisters. And also many nuns are sexualy abused by priests. Why should many nuns go abroad with white nuns and become slave?. We have to save Lord and simple souls from some relgious corrupetd priests and nuns.We have to cure more formation so that we can avoid many sex scandals ( very common in kerala) and suicides
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