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Bubbly-Incident t1_ir95smf wrote

If you're looking for something interesting about that, don't bother:

> In 2010, when she was 40, Hall unsuccessfully tried to become a Catholic nun after a bad break-up, having previously wanted to become one at the age of 14. In the latter case, she was refused for being too old, as the cut-off age is 39.

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euromonic OP t1_ir965n8 wrote

I think the interesting part is that Brenda, from Scary Movie, wanted to and tried to become a nun for real.

To quote her from the first movie: “Imma fart in your mouth Ray and imma shit on these walls”

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MisterMarcus t1_ir9877i wrote

I must admit I'm surprised there's an age cut-off for religious ministry.

I'd have thought a more mature person, who's had more time to reflect on the decision, would be more likely to stay. Whereas a younger person has more risk of "Yeah I thought I wanted this but I really don't" quitting.

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Landlubber77 t1_ir9hiuo wrote

It's a hard habit to break (into).

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PublicSeverance t1_ir9jzl6 wrote

Age 45 for Sisters of Mercy.

The age limit is because after age 40 it is extraordinarily unlikely for most to complete the training and be a productive nun.

It takes about 10 years of training to become a Catholic nun.

Older candidates would be gently pushed into other ways to be involved.

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littlelordgenius t1_ir9r9e5 wrote

You misspelled Shondra from Malibu’s Most Wanted.

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theghost201 t1_ir9srnq wrote

Thank GOD she wasn't. I love those movies

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[deleted] t1_ir9xicq wrote

Ok so this is a good thing because her performance as Carmel in “Nine Perfect Strangers” is fucking amazing. She should have won every award and was nominated for zero. Had she have been a nun we probably wouldn’t have seen that. “Forks don’t lie!”

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mmmyesplease--- t1_ir9ywmm wrote

Did it change? Unless has it always been an exception for widows with money? In history there are examples of older women “taking the veil.” Are their still exceptions for wealth?

Generally interested.

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marmorset t1_ira0vsn wrote

I'm involved in my Church and as far as I know there's no actual cut off for Catholic nuns. The Church doesn't want it to become a retirement program, but as long as you're able to be useful they'll evaluate your application.

Nuns often work in Catholic schools as teachers or administration, or in the parish community programs. They want people who are competent and active, but there's no hard age limit. There's an active outreach for younger nuns, but age is not an automatic disqualification.

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marmorset t1_ira1oqb wrote

Maybe for that particular order, but for Catholic nuns in general it's about five years. My daughter goes to Catholic school and two of the nuns are in their early twenties.

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Thewanderer212 t1_ira6k0w wrote

If you go back far enough monastic orders were exclusively for the rich outside of unique circumstances. You were expected to buy your way in unless you were an exceptional candidate and the monastery would sponsor you.

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[deleted] t1_ira6y9j wrote

She’ll fart in your mouth, she’ll piss on these walls

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marmorset t1_irac9va wrote

I knew a guy who used to be a monk. He had to take a vow of silence but every five years he could speak to the bishop. After the first five years he said, "The bed is hard." Five years later he said, "The food is cold."

On his fifteenth anniversary he said, "I quit."

The bishop said, "That's not surprising, you'd done nothing but complain since you got here."

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Mrdrewit t1_iraibfy wrote

"CINDY! THIS BITCH IS MESSIN UP MY FLOORS!" -Mother Hall

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scroll2022 t1_irazwn7 wrote

That is pretty weird.

Pretty sure she would have needed to sell her assets first.

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FuturamaReference- t1_irazzd3 wrote

Good. She is a vastly underappreciated actress and one of America's treasures. Comedic, dramatic, horror- she is a multi level thespian threat

She's also absolutely fucking stunning I've had a crush on her since Scary Movie 1

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Poj_10 t1_irb210g wrote

Not necessarily. There were two "types" of monks: choir and lay monks. The choir monks were usually priests (male monastic communities select which of them become priests) and would spend most of their time in the choir, literally singing the prayers of the community (big deal in monastic setting). These were usually the wealthier people and they were often physically separate from the lay members, who were not taught Latin (and thus couldn't sing in the choir) and were responsible for the physical upkeep and labor of the monastery. These usually went to members who did not have any familial status or wealth. So people could join, they just were often tasked with the manual labor and less glamorous jobs.

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Poj_10 t1_irb3ag8 wrote

It's less of them being mature and more of the fact that living in a community is really difficult and takes a lot of adjustment. People that are older (most communities are cut-off at 35, but it's not uncommon to go higher like 40-50) become a lot more comfortable with how they had been living their lives and being able to choose what they want to do most of the time. You literally take a vow of obedience as a nun, so it's a lot of adjustment that a lot of older people just can't make. Being a nun isn't just waking up early to pray and doing your teaching or ministry during the day. It's living a specific way of life that you can't really take a step away from.

I'm sure she had good intentions, but the community must have thought she just wasn't ready. Hard thing to see, especially for people that want that stability of life.

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tplgigo t1_irb74gm wrote

I loved her in Boston Legal. Her performance at this year's at the Emmys/Golden Globes(s?) was kind of contrary to this perception of her when she (acted?) played like a horny cougar.

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niamhweking t1_irb8yrx wrote

Same for the priesthood, it's 6 years minimum. Alot of it now is to give the person and the order time to really be sure it is the right decision. They don't want to rush anyone or ket anyone make rash decisions.

Depending on the order the nun is they can be in a teaching order, a missionary order etc, so there is training. Enclosed orders might be different but nuns that are out in the community, doing hospice care, working with those in need, certainly require training

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Best_Weed_Lawyer t1_irctoxe wrote

Can't start being a nun after 39?

That makes sense. Their god is into teen girls.

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_doomgoon_ t1_ird9yns wrote

“I’m gonna piss on your face , I’m gonna fart in your mouth and I’m gonna shit on these walls Ray OOOOOO!”

The line has stuck with me since that movie came out hahaha

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Best_Weed_Lawyer t1_irhzypt wrote

Every major religion has a long history of pedophilia. How is the truth hate?

Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, etc., must fix themselves before attempting to tell the rest of us how to live.

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Splarnst t1_irkepi6 wrote

>who were not taught Latin (and thus couldn't sing in the choir)

It’s not like you have to understand what you’re singing to sing it well?

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dardendevil t1_irlg4gb wrote

Can’t really say. Not really a big fan of organized religion ( woke, maga, mainstream, etc). Though morality itself tends to have many roots in religion and/or spirituality. I guess anytime someone adopts an ideology that they feel is unquestioned these abuses and sanctimonious behavior is natural. Thank you for calling out all of them. Clearly a vogue thing to call out one and conveniently omit the rest.

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NQuizitiveLurker t1_iryyio5 wrote

It was that bit about farting in his mouth that ruined her chances.

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