2007-12-16 15:55:58 · 6 answers · asked by John J 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think so
2007-12-16 15:59:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A woman may become a nun after she is widowed, but she may not have dependents.
Those with dependents, married or unmarried, may affiliate with religious orders through their "third orders," which are groups attached to a local monastery who live that congregation's Rule in the secular life. They attend retreats and days of recollection, make promises (not vows) regarding stability and prayer life, and attempt to bring the charism of the congregation to their daily life. They are available to both women and men.
There are tertiaries among all the great orders, but the most common are the Benedictines, Franciscans, and Dominicans.
2007-12-16 16:18:37 · answer #2 · answered by MaH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so. I am pretty sure my Catholic co-worker told me that. A Catholic woman could become a nun after being widowed and the children raised. Its pretty common apparently for deacons to become priests if the wife dies. I was told that by a Catholic, anyway.
2007-12-16 16:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by paula r 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a woman can leave secular life at any point. In fact, it was common for widowed women to join a convent in the Middle Ages, especially if she didn't want to marry the nearest jerk.
Like young acolytes, they have to give up interests in the outside world, including sex.
2007-12-16 16:11:02 · answer #4 · answered by Aravah 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL. I know someone whose grandmother is a nun. Go figure.
It's the 'dependant children' part that I am uncertain about.
2007-12-16 16:06:30 · answer #5 · answered by Belize Missionary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salam
Why would you even bother to consider such a thing when most of them are beyond my web!
2007-12-16 16:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋