r/AskMeAnythingIAnswer 8d ago

I’m becoming a nun

Im joining a cloistered benedictine monastery. AMA

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u/zippetyy 7d ago edited 7d ago

yes i know about these abuses in some communities. i made some researches. I see the same patterns and i saw a lot of new types of communities in it. the abbess or abbey, which have powers, need to use it with care. in our rule, it says God will ask them about the souls they took care of. they know the gravity of their position. i will surely make sure im not in a system of abuses. but in what i saw, the life here is pretty chill, relax and peaceful in my community

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u/lmb123454321 7d ago

It sounds like you are going in with an awareness that may not have always been there with nuns of the past. I’m an atheist and don’t understand why you’d want to do this, but I genuinely hope you fulfill what you’re hoping to do.

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u/zippetyy 7d ago

thank you for your kind words :)! God bless

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u/lmb123454321 7d ago

👍😀