I really thought the book was so full of bias and feminist nonsense that it made me angry. I had to skip secions and then finally put it down.
This book and most of the orders portrayed do NOT represent the Catholic Church or the beliefs of the Catholic Church.
The author should have actually gotten some basic Catholic theology before starting this project.
I was very offended by one of the orders (sadly, a local one) which of course was not traditional in any sense of the word and at the end one of the sisters referred to God as “she”.
Those that won’t leave are right up there with the feminist movement who actually ADMIT that their adjenda is to stay within the Church to corrupt it from within because they cannot exercise any of their nonsense from the outside. Several of the orders portrayed admitted they really had lost their faith and so were really no more different than a social service organization seperate from the “umbrella” that covers them.
The orthodox orders which were portrayed were shown to be archaic, out of touch and controlling. Much of what she “saw” she did not really understand because she had no concept of obedience, humility, or true faith. The author knew nothing at all about the Church and so maybe it’s not entirely her fault that she had such a bias.
I actually would like to write a rebuttal of sorts to this book by embarking on my own project and visit convents–although I would focus on traditions/orthodox orders and weave solid theology to help the reader understand.
I actually have been considering a vocation (not real strongly, just as an option) and after reading this book it nearly made me run away from the very idea screaming.
How many other women could pick this up, get the wrong idea and have the same reaction?