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A 56-year-old Kerala nun is isolated in her convent, barred from eating or speaking with her fellow nuns. The Franciscan Clarist Congregation in the lush Wayanad region accuses her, among other charges, of getting a driver’s licence, buying a car and publishing a book without permission. But the real reason, she told us, is because she stood up for a sister nun allegedly raped 13 times over two years by a powerful bishop.
Bengaluru: Sister Lucy Kalappurakkal, 56, is persona non grata in the convent that has been her home for the past 40 years. She is not allowed to eat with other sisters or even speak to them. She lives an isolated life in a room stripped bare of her everyday things. Her bookshelves are gone, as are her iron and sewing machine.
Not so long ago she lived, studied and worked happily as a much respected senior nun. Today she has no friends at the convent in Manthavady, a town in northern Kerala.
So what happened? Why did the Franciscan Clarist Congregation in the lush Wayanad district of Kerala, the refuge where she found her calling when she was still a schoolgirl, turn against her? Why did she have to go to court to prevent them from evicting her? She spoke to Article 14 from her convent, where she continues to stay, thanks to a court order.
The charges levied against Sister Lucy in August 2019 include, among other things, publishing a book without the Convent’s permission; getting a driving license; and buying a car. But Sister Lucy said those charges were added later. The real reason she was asked to leave, she said, was because she stood up for a nun, whom she did not know, who alleged that she had been raped repeatedly by a Bishop, Franco Mulakkal.
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