"One of the individuals chased one of younger nuns back into building trying to catch her." Kisting said the nun's order, one of the strictest cloisters in the Catholic Church, states that they must disconnect themselves from the outside world to focus on prayer, and because people can see them over the current fence, they have been trapped inside their home.
"The six nuns over the age of 76 will not go into their backyard because they know they can be seen," said Kisting. The order bought the 13-acre property in 1947. The term "discalced" means unshod or barefoot, and the sisters observe silence except for short recreational periods. Kisting said a "lazy contractor" put up the six-foot fence in 1997, but it never should have been that short.
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The Littleton Board of Adjustment unanimously approved the variance for an eight-foot fence on Thursday evening, after impassioned appeals from several community members for the privacy and safety of the nuns. "We literally quadrupled their world," said Kisting. "They grow fresh fruits and vegetables, but they’ve unable to use that area because people can stand on the sidewalk and see them working in their garden. They haven’t had a garden for years, but they’re planning one this year."
4 comments:
"will not go into their backyard because they know they can be seen"
How has wows of silence anything to do with being seen? Ah, the accepted christian equivalence to "talibans". Oh well, best of luck to them.
I'm sure I ordered a large decalced Carmelite once in Starbucks.
Just arm the nuns with rulers. No one will approach.
Lurker111
Now if only the Catholic church would stop harrassing the rest of the world. How big a fence would we need for that?
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