As soon as I met her to do some chores, I knew something was amiss about her, like she was sad, depressed or bitter, and very private as to her not wanting anyone to know that she was a nun or anything.
She left the church, and is never happy? Could this be a cross from God that she left as she was once married to the Lord?
2006-11-15 08:43:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To me the way she acts, I would never say she was a nun.
I also heard another story about an ex-nun and co-workers said they got bad vibes from her, without even knowing her past.
2006-11-15 08:45:01 · update #1
I know two ex-nuns.
One was my high school French teacher. She left the convent & eventually married someone whose last name is, ironically, French. She is very normal in every way -- full of life & fun to be around.
The other one was my Freshman Philosophy teacher. She was the worst teacher I ever had (I should point out that I have a four year undergraduate degree, studied Math in grad school for 2.5 years, studied Philosophy in grad school for 2.5 years, have a 2-year MBA and a PhD in Finance -- so when I say she is the worst teacher I ever had, I am talking about a large sample size). She completely turned me off to the subject (fortunately, I was required to take more Philosophy classes later), and is the only professor I have ever had who asked me to stop asking questions. I swore that she was an ex-nun. I knew she absolutely had to be. She had the same bitter attitude towards life that you mention. Years later, I was back at my college for a reunion. I ran into one of my good Philosophy professors. I mentioned that she was the worst teacher I had ever had. He smiled and sais "Yeah -- she is an ex-nun."
2006-11-15 08:51:49 · answer #1 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The woman is depressed. You don't know why. I know ex-nuns and ex-monks. They might be depressed or they might lead normal happy lives. And God does not give us a cross, if we have one, it does NOT come from Him. His love for her is never ending and He wants her to be happy. A lot of people go into religious life for the wrong reasons, and then they leave. There is a period of discernment, many years, before they take final vows. She may not have been a life professed nun. Even if she was, it makes no difference to my answer above.
Peace.
2006-11-15 16:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i know an ex-nun who married an ex-priest and they are happily married with three children. Many women who leave the order do so because they fall in love with a man, and the unhappy ones were generally rejected by the man after one sexual encounter because men who would even consider seducing a nun are generally just pigs looking for a conquest any way
2006-11-15 16:49:50 · answer #3 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know any ex-Nuns, but I am an ex-Minister. I left the Church in 1981, after intensive Bible-study revealed far too many contradictions and inconsistencies for me to keep my faith as it was being taught.
Basically, the Bible or any other religious document is inspired by "a perfect God" but essentially written by man, who is fundamentally flawed.
Unlike the Nun that you mentioned, I am a much happier man today. The only thing that I left behind was confusion, bigotry, fear, and the unequivocal right to act like a pretentious jackass. I practice the religion that Jesus taught... as opposed to the religion ABOUT Jesus.
God bless you all.
Everyone must find their own faith.
2006-11-15 16:58:55 · answer #4 · answered by grand_admiral_jack_sparrow 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I imagine whatever it is, it is a unique circumstance. I know some celibates who've taken vows, and have known a couple of nuns. None of them were disgruntled that I could ever tell.
2006-11-15 16:47:31 · answer #5 · answered by evolver 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know a priest and a nun who got married. She was a teacher at my old high school and he was a principal at my old catholic school...I don't know where are they now b/c that was many years ago
2006-11-15 16:47:26 · answer #6 · answered by angelic1302 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work with an ex-nun. She's happily married and has two daughters.
2006-11-15 16:46:34 · answer #7 · answered by kids and cats 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can't you just be friendly and give this woman some space? Maybe she knows you're sitting around making assumptions about her and is ticked at that, I would be. Sometimes being nosey is just being nosey.
2006-11-15 16:49:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋