![]() However Fr Paul Thelakat, SMC’s official spokesperson, candidly told India Today that the issues Jesme raised should not to be ignored and must be addressed by the church and the congregation. Neither the SMC nor the CMC have made any official response to Jesme’s revelations. She had been the principal of the reputed Vimala College in Thrissur, run by the powerful 35 lakh-member Syro-Malabar Church (SMC), the largest Indian Catholic church, before she quit to launch her tell-all autobiography. She has a PhD in English Literature and has authored three books of poems. More devastating is the fact that she is a highly educated woman. Sister Jesme’s book, however, is the most devastating blow to the church. Recently, the state Women’s Commission issued guidelines to end the exploitation and miseries of nuns, the “silent section in the church”, which were bitterly opposed by the church. Incidence of suicides by nuns too has been on the rise. Lately, however, it is the dark side that has made headlines (see box). Last October, a Kerala nun- Saint Alphonsa-became the first Indian woman to be canonised by the Pope at the Vatican.
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