Kerala convent a hub of abortions and limitless affairs of sisters and priests: Christian nun

Revelations put nun’s life in danger

G Rajiv
17 Oct 2008
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A nun’s life is under threat following her revelations about the alleged abortions performed on nuns and the “limitless”’ affairs the priests were having with nuns of the Congregation of Daughters of Mary Convent, Anchal.

Following a complaint from the nephew of this nun, the State Women’s Commission member P.K.Sainaba met the nun at a mental hospital in Thodupuzha.

Her nephew has alleged that she has been forcibly admitted to the mental hospital by the Convent authorities.

The complaint makes an even more serious charge that one of the nuns of the congregation, Sister Serenna Jacob, had committed suicide unable to bear the trauma.

Now the State Women’s Commission has sought the urgent intervention of the Health and Home Ministers in the issue. In a report submitted to the Ministers, the Commission said: “If things continue like this we fear that the life of the nun is in danger.” In her statement given to the Women’s Commission member, the nun said: “My hands and legs were tied up and I was forcibly given anaesthesia and then I was taken to the mental hospital. I am given 18 tablets a day now for making me mentally weak.” She narrated all that had happened in the convent and told the Women’s Commission member that she was ready to repeat all that she had said in the court.

The nun pleaded that she be rescued from the clutches of the convent authorities.

The 60-year-old nun has been with this congregation for the past 43 years and she had complained to her relative over phone on August 17 that she was being mentally and physically tortured by the convent authorities.

However, according to the nun’s nephew, the very next day the nun’s relatives and her brother received a call from the convent authorities seeking permission to admit her to a psychiatric hospital. Sister Lilly Thomas Paikada, Mother-Provincial, had termed the nun as extremely abnormal.

“Her sharp criticism about the abortions carried out on some sisters and her questioning about the limitless affairs with sisters and priests made the authorities violent and was the reason behind their decision to give psychiatric treatment with the intention to make it seem that her statements were meaningless and baseless,” the complaint to the Women’s Commission says.

1 Response to “Kerala convent a hub of abortions and limitless affairs of sisters and priests: Christian nun”


  1. 1 joseph January 23, 2009 at 10:06 am

    It is true but nobody wants to say outside this scandals. As far as I know many nuns from Kerala who work in northen states have good sex with priests and often sleep with them. Other scandal even in Roma and Europe countries many nun from kerala are working as nurse and doing many good ministries but a lot of nuns have sex with priests and work for money. The worst thing is when they get a chance they leave nunhood and marry some old man to settle the life. Even a normal indian girl does not like to marry old man but manythigs happen here for visa permit and for work. many nuns come from the poor family and they don’t have real voction. Just to come out and settle the family. This is happenning in abroad and vatican does not say anything. Through them lot of illegal immigrations.It is also one kind of injustice of Church doing aganist other people those who want to come italy but find many difficulties in embassy and everything because of the local kerala Church who import many illegal immigrants as nuns and as participants of many conferences. Soory to write but it is true.


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