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Can This New Mother Remain A Nun?
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Apparently a nun in Italy has given birth to a baby. Can she now remain a nun or will she be defrocked? Or perhaps it will be passed off as a virgin birth and new saviour incarnate.
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In the middle ages, naughty nuns were punished by having their shifts taken away for a year - or in very serious cases, two years. The shift was a big linen sort of underdress, and the habit itself was made of wool. The wool of those days could be very scratchy, so loss of a shift could result in great discomfort. And don't forget that the nuns used to sleep in their habits, so not even at night would they get a rest from the irritation of the wool against their skin.
These days, maybe a hairshirt would do the trick.
These days, maybe a hairshirt would do the trick.
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