A trainee nun in Washington DC had sexual encounters with a man during training, and had a child because of this. She had not told the upperclass nuns about this, so when the child, Joseph, was born, she smothered him with a wool jacket and killed the newborn infant. She is expected to go to court on October 23.
This is such a tragic story, and really showed her sense of character. This woman was clearly a devout Christian who was forced to choose which sin was worst: having sex while being a nun, or murder. For most, this is a no brainer. It was absolutely terrible what she did. But this woman was clearly under a lot of pressure. It's nearly impossible to make decisions like this when your'e under that much pressure. She had to choose between which she cared more about: being a nun, or her not-yet-born son. She obviously chose being a nun. Yet, ironically, she ended up with neither her nun-hood or her son. I'm positive this woman was not a cold-blooded murderer: she was just a woman who made a few very tragically bad choices in her life, and know she's having to pay the price. Life's all a matter of choices: sometimes you don't know which one is the right one until after it's all is said and done.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24583903
Tyra Harris 5th period
ReplyDeleteWow it's sad that more and more stories of mothers or expectant mothers are killing their babies. It's also sad how religious groups treat one another, especially in the name of God. Still, this lady deserves the death penalty...such shame on the entire situation.
This situation come more often now these days. Except for someone to clearly know right from wrong and still do it is just speechless. She does deserve strong punishment and I'm sorry that the world has gotten to this , ugh - Michelle Zuniga
ReplyDeleteIf she was planning on killing the child, why didn't she get an abortion? Or if it was too late just give it up for adaption.
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