Now, it's Father Vincent Serpa's turn!

Catholic Answers, January - February 2012 issue

QUESTION:

"Has it always been okay for a woman to become a nun if she has chosen to have sex before marriage?

"I figure that she would still be allowed to because she hasn't taken her vows of chastity yet..."

FATHER SERPA'S ANSWER:

"Many reasons can disqualify a woman from being accepted into a novitiate, but being a sinner is not one of them.

"What a woman confesses in the sacrament is between her and God.

"When she is absolved, she is without sin.

"There have been many great sinners who have become holy nuns.

"You are correct..."

-- Fr. Vincent Serpa --

Way to go, padre! :)