Being a nun is a very solitary/inner mountain sort of job. That's fine in the nunnery where you can garden or sing or join other sisters just by virtue of proximity but when out in the world seeing one alone is like seeing a duck or a swan. They too pair up for life, and while Jesus is undeniably fine for a nun's hubby- he's just no good at helping you carry your packages back from the convent commissary- so you need to take a pal. Sister Mary Agnes or Sister Juanita (if she would ever just stomp complaining about her itchy wimple!) they'll go with you. You don't have to talk. Now, about height, that's simple. A successful nun is a short nun. You see, the church was very against spending too much money on the construction of convents. That's why they use stone and not something more flashy like melamine tile or something. They also leaned heavily on nepotism to get them built. They relied on cheap Italian labor, who skimped on tall doorways. It's just too hard for a tall nun to get around. Too much stooping. It's also why the reformation took off so well in Scandinavian countries. They are just too damn tall for the mother church. Like the old saying goes, 'Tis easier for a short semi-heathen to enter the kingdom of God than it is for some lumbering tall baptized Swede who just can't get his mind out of the jam pot'.
Being a nun is a very solitary/inner mountain sort of job. That's fine in the nunnery where you can garden or sing or join other sisters just by virtue of proximity but when out in the world seeing one alone is like seeing a duck or a swan. They too pair up for life, and while Jesus is undeniably fine for a nun's hubby- he's just no good at helping you carry your packages back from the convent commissary- so you need to take a pal. Sister Mary Agnes or Sister Juanita (if she would ever just stomp complaining about her itchy wimple!) they'll go with you. You don't have to talk. Now, about height, that's simple. A successful nun is a short nun. You see, the church was very against spending too much money on the construction of convents. That's why they use stone and not something more flashy like melamine tile or something. They also leaned heavily on nepotism to get them built. They relied on cheap Italian labor, who skimped on tall doorways. It's just too hard for a tall nun to get around. Too much stooping. It's also why the reformation took off so well in Scandinavian countries. They are just too damn tall for the mother church. Like the old saying goes, 'Tis easier for a short semi-heathen to enter the kingdom of God than it is for some lumbering tall baptized Swede who just can't get his mind out of the jam pot'.
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