Editor’s Note: this article originally appeared in the June 2024 edition of Outlife757.com.
Historically, before donning the habit, a nun must take three vows: of poverty, chastity, and obedience. As Whoopi Goldberg once said in Sister Act, “I am outta here with that.”
For the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI) founded in San Francisco on Easter Sunday in 1979, their oath packs a different punch. They vow to Promulgate Universal Joy and Expiate Stigmatic Guilt. Say what?…