[C19325]

In the Catholic Church, are widows allowed to become nuns? Can widowers become priests or monks? Is it common for people to turn to a religious life after having experienced life ‘as a regular person’ for quite a while? Or it is always people who join as young adults?
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Name : C19325, Gender : F, Religion : Evangelical Protestant, Age : 21, City : Montreal, Quebec, State : NA, Country : Canada, 

[Liz]

It’s not uncommon at all for widows and widowers to joing religious orders. In fact the average age of most women joining convents is much higher than it used to be. I think most orders welcome folks with more life experience. Then the decision to enter religious life is a more mature one.

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[Jack]

I don’t know if it varies or isn’t accurate or whatnot, but I saw on television the story of three nuns who joined the convent after they already had children. I don’t think a widow would be much different.

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