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The Sexual Abuse of African Nuns: No Sanctuary for African Women in the Sisterhood

The Sexual Abuse of African Nuns: No Sanctuary for African Women in the Sisterhood
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Author(s): Theron N. Ford (Independent Scholar, USA)and Blanche J. Glimps (Tennessee State University, USA)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 22
Source title: #MeToo Issues in Religious-Based Institutions and Organizations
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Blanche J. Glimps (Tennessee State University, USA)and Theron N. Ford (Independent Scholar, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9195-5.ch010

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Abstract

Special circumstances seem to engender the practice of sexual abuse of African nuns by African priests. The priesthood is grounded in male dominance, as is the Catholic Church. Followers of the Catholic faith are trained from an early age to be obedient and unquestioning of the priest. That stance is compatible with many sub-Saharan cultures that position males at the society's apex. The role of females in such cultures is to be obedient to males. For African females, daring to become nuns is still a relatively novel decision in some communities. The decision is fraught with incentives and consequences. Among those incentives is gaining access to education. For sub-Saharan African women access to education maybe a steppingstone to becoming a nun. There is an examination of the impact of education gained through the embrace of Catholicism, joining the sisterhood of nuns, juxtaposed to the silent epidemic of sexual violence perpetrated by priests and bishops and the realization that for many African nuns the sisterhood does not provide sanctuary from priest sexual abuse.

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