Who knew being a nun could be so much *fun*?

Question

Interesting article I ran across today:

http://www.thesmartset.com/article/article09190701.aspx

Excerpt:

"In the 1400s, the skyrocketing cost of dowries meant that many of the city’s noblest families were obliged to place their teenage daughters, regardless of their wishes, in convents. Few of these developed a spiritual calling. It was openly accepted that the top convents were a “safety valve” for Venice’s surplus of well-born single women, who could go on to enjoy a level of sexual freedom unique for the time.

"The nunneries were run like luxury boutique hotels. Novices were given duplicate keys so they could come and go as they pleased from their palatial apartments, which were filled with artwork and overlooked the Grand Canal. Wearing the most fashionable, low-cut dresses, they would entertain male visitors with wine-fuelled banquets, then invite their beaux to spend the night in their rooms."

Paris Hilton could have been a nun in 1400s Italy!!!!!! :-D

Seriously, I think this shows what can happen when religion gets more interested in power and money than true spirituality.

Answer 1

Damn, I missed my calling!

Answer 2

Some things never change.