Is the Catholic concept of a nun Biblical?
” Answer: For some people, the solemn, floor-length, black and white habit brings repressed nightmares involving rulers and bleeding knuckles flooding into the conscious mind. Others regard these women as repressed and living in a very unnatural state. As with everything that is even slightly mysterious, there is much misunderstanding when it comes to the real story behind Catholic nuns. Nuns, first and foremost, devote themselves to a life of service and spirituality away from the outside world. They are actually the female equivalent of a monk. The vast majority of nuns are Catholic, however there are several Protestant churches (particularly Episcopal) that have orders of nuns. The term “nun” is generic, and can refer to either nuns (who live a completely cloistered existence) or to sisters (who work within a parish). All nuns must take vows of chastity, obedience, and poverty. Nuns, properly so-called, have taken solemn vows and received a papal enclosure. They will never venture o
