A British Nun's Rebellion

In many parishes, women are treated as a servant class, who are there to pray, to do good and to support Father. In the U.K., women in their 40s are leaving the church in droves. They have done their best to bring up their children to be good Catholics. They look to the church for a vibrant image of what it is to be a professional and educated woman in the year 2000, and often they find their aspirations mocked and their contributions denigrated. We desperately need positive teaching about family life, work, play, the place of men and the place of women in social and political life. This is the church's task.

Having left the order that you joined 35 years ago, what will you do next?

© 2000