|
what are the catholic religious views on
my daughter has decided to join the poor clares but she has mental issues do you think they will accept her?please and this is a serious question thanks and god bless
[ ]
Want to answer more questions in the Miscellaneous category?
Maybe give some free advice about: Spirituality?
Dragonflymagic has given you a good view of the Sisters organization and who they might accept.
In your question you do not say if you approve or disapprove or if your daughter's mental issues require full time supervision or medication. These are important fact we would need to know in order to properly answer your question.
Even with these answers at best our answers would be a generalized response. What I suggest is you contact the order she is planning on joining. Ask these questions to them and get their responses directly from them. Should there response be negative then you can intercede and explain to your daughter why they will not accept her into their order.
Should your daughter's mental issues be such that you are her full time caregiver and she is of legal age. You need to have court ordered guardianship or conservatorship over her or her legal and financial affairs. Without the court order you are doing things in a legal gray area that could be a problem for both of you.
Again not knowing the seriousness of your daughter's mental issues I can only point out the worse case scenarios and what you need to do to be in proper legal standing. If any of this fits you and your daughter then you need to talk with her doctors and a lawyer and have the proper legal paperwork so you can insure you can keep her safe.
]
I am not Catholic and had to look up Poor Clares online. The site I found that describes them sounds to be open minded and very accepting especially with this sentence: there is no "template" for what a Poor Clare should look like, sound like and be like. Because there are no two alike.. and that is how the Holy Spirit works.'
Here's the site: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
I do not know what mental issues you are talking about but can imagine that as long as her issues do not interfere with the ability to perform her tasks that it shouldn't be an issue. If she is on medication for a mental issue and doesnt do well when not on it, then she'd need to be consistent taking it. If she isn't able to remember to take it every day, then there may be an issue. Since the article says that every Monastery is uniquely different so the rules for each may differ. If your daughter is of legal age and able to make decisions for her own, then it is her decision to make. If she is an adult but due to severity of her mental abilities is going to need to be in need of guidance and adult care for the rest of her life, no nunnery or any other type of group is set up to be an adult overseer or caregiver but I am sure if they have an issue with your daughters abilities or lack of them, they will explain to her why they can't allow her to join.
]
More Questions: |