Click to play videoNew Delhi; A book written by a former nun is threatening to embarrass the Catholic Church in Kerala.
Amen - an autobiography of a nun is written by former nun Dr Sister Jesme and threatens to reveal what allegedly happens behind the closed doors of convents.
The book claims that harassment and sexual repression take place in convents.
“I wanted an outlet for my trauma. It'll help me start my second life afresh. The society has the right to know what's happening to the sisters,” says Dr Sister Jesme.
Sister Jesme was the principal of St. Mary's College in Thrissur till she quit the congregation last August alleging harassment from superiors. The church in turn has labelled her mentally sick.
“Thirty-three years cannot be penned down in 180 pages but there are points the I want to make about the capitation fee, the quarrels that happen within the church, about the homo-sexuality, the hetero-sexuality,” says Jesme.
The book comes soon after the Central Bureau of Investigation booked two priests and a nun in the high-profile sister Abhaya murder case. The state women's commission now says it will take up Jesme's case very seriously.
“We are studying the matter and will take it up seriously. I cannot tell you anything more on this issue,” says State Women Commission Chairperson, Justice Sree Devi
The Catholic Church in Kerala is silent on the book and in an election year, political parties too would be cautious about raising these allegations
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