I was a missionary of charity for 18 years. I can agree with all you say. I suffered all kinds of abuse, ridicule and humiliation.
@maryrobinson8045Ай бұрын
I spent three years with the Missionaries of Charity and I can identify with this; I hope and pray for your healing and strength
@MadameSomnambule Жыл бұрын
Glad to see a testimony from someone from Mother Teresa's congregation, it's important to point out abuses in religious systems. One thing though, it'd be nice if you added subtitles to this video for accessibility purposes, especially since two different languages are spoken throughout the video.
@nisecleon5187 Жыл бұрын
Such an important story of abuse into healing. May you speak your story whenever and wherever you are asked. Peace.
@antoniaalves8325 Жыл бұрын
WOW!!! I was a missionary of charity as well .... its a very sick system of manipulation... i spent 9 yrs of my life in that skam. The Universe saved me❤
@badjinacecile391 Жыл бұрын
Oh! Are Brazilian? This is the first time I hear such things about them.
@priyaabraham7330 Жыл бұрын
I thank you for taking this bold decision. Sending love ❤ Don’t let anyone dictate what spirituality is for you.
@Jackjohnjay9 ай бұрын
I am so sad you’ve experienced all this and so amazed you’ve retained your faith. God bless you. Praying for you. You’ve done so much for others. I pray you will continue to love and serve while establishing *yourself* in relationship with him.
@debaratihajra5624 Жыл бұрын
You are a brave and a truthful lady. You will have a life of faith in your own way. Many women will benefit from your interview.
@KR-ms6km Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful, brave woman! I hope all with dispensation went as well, as it could. I wish you all the best, all blessings for your further journey! Solidarity and sympathy from a Sister in Faith, Germany
@camp0017 Жыл бұрын
Between 1960s and 1980s there has been an extensive psychological research done by Fr L.M. Rulla SI on clergymen and religious, which showed that 60-80% of them do not show any development in their psychological sphere during the formation process. Even though Fr. Rulla was a professor of the Gregorian University in Rome, the results of his work are not commonly known in the Church and are not taken into account by those who are in charge of formation. This is very sad.
@pointermom7641 Жыл бұрын
My heart breaks for you. No one should be treated like this.
@mebcn58503 ай бұрын
There are so many things wotjin this order that dont make any sense, only those who had live there know. The order received millions of dollars in donations, but sisters keep begging and not paying for buses, food etc. They will make you eat spoil food with the excuse this is for Jesus, if you sre sick they will say its because you just eant to call the attention, sick sisters with cancer wont be taken to the doctor. People in the homes (poor people, women, children, etc) they are not allowed to have washing machines, dryers, good clothing etc, also with the excuse they have to be poor. Sisters sometimes will have good food and the people we serve not. As she says, the Mother Superior was the Word of God, so whatever she said has to be obeyed, even this eas a total crazy nonsense... You cannot share any personal issue, mental problems, sadness, everything will be adressed as : " you are not in a good relationship with Jesus" etc etc
@maurafenlon8071Ай бұрын
She is beautiful inside and out. My heart breaks for her
@Jackjohnjay9 ай бұрын
The mc’s are very, very hardcore. It is a very hard way for anyone from the modern west. The Indian sisters fare much better. I’ve heard this from various bishops. They’ve become very careful about the vocations because it’s been so difficult for non natives. At the same time, some of the things she’s mentioning are too much. Christ didn’t ask us to be masochists. Humans are not infalliable. I am so sad she’s experienced this.
@loriegonta3622 Жыл бұрын
There is a difference between being abused and the calling...she isn't running away, but sometimes orders need to be re-evaluated. They are not perfect. I hope she found happiness...
@alex_jermaine6 ай бұрын
Very true.
@catlady7183 Жыл бұрын
That’s crazy that they locked doors to prevent sisters from leaving. My old convent was so healthy and always told us we weren’t Tracy and could leave if we weren’t called.
@Jackjohnjay9 ай бұрын
Can you say which one?
@fatherjuliomartinez131816 күн бұрын
Your previous experience of life before you entered religious life conditioned you for choosing the MC. When what you really needed was freedom from fear and freedom to be your true self. In some religious congregations that is hard to find. Glad you survived and are healing.
@annaadamcikova449615 күн бұрын
Thank you father for not judging me. The church people sometimes protect the church so much even from us
@mebcn58503 ай бұрын
Superiors will make your life a nightmare with the excuse to offer all for Jesus,
@maryp4529 Жыл бұрын
I thank God for sending that priest into your life to help you find your freedom of conscience again. I do not believe Jesus wants us to serve others without the ability to have a sense of self, to express ourselves, to have relationships, to have our own needs met, to be fully human and to pursue our God-given uniqueness. Indoctrination, regimentation, control, silencing, guilting, and shaming destroys spirits. The "suffering servant" is a symbolf of oppression, not love. We serve better in freedom and happiness and we need the support of others. A community must communicate and have positive relationships among all levels. How can we bring joy and peace to others if we cannot have it in our own lives? You are loved!
@alisonorland6827 Жыл бұрын
thank you for your helpful reply. I think there is that in us which is drawn to distortion sometimes and it's good to have this 'list of health' to check!
@TMTM5848 ай бұрын
I'm sorry that you had to endure this type of treatment. You are so brave to speak out and hopefully your testimony will help others.
@billyremmert76796 ай бұрын
Pray for all the sisters of Charity and all the missionaries of the world 🌎 it's often difficult to pick up the cross and reject the ways of the world but this is what Christ suffered it takes a lot of Grace to endure to the end and only his love and kindness can't keep us moving and help others find the way
@meowsthree Жыл бұрын
I’m so sorry that you had this horrendous experience. There are so many beautiful orders to join where you could have flourished. I hope you have a good, happy life now.❤
@mebcn58503 ай бұрын
Sisters commiting suicide😢😢 imagine how sad life in the Missionaries is. They hide everything in order to avoid scandal. There were so many scandalous deaths in the order😢
@holland9199 Жыл бұрын
Your story touched my heart Sister I’m happy you were able to find your way out this situation 😇 my god bless you with your continued journey 😇 your heart still shines 😊
@sielegaspi Жыл бұрын
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@CJCappella Жыл бұрын
Please translate what the psychologist is saying to English...
@annaadamcikova44969 ай бұрын
Hi! I am sending the words of my psychologist in inglish! Thanks for the interes
@annaadamcikova44969 ай бұрын
Anna gives a testimony that is not a personal complaint about having a bad time in the congregation she chose, but rather that Anna bears witness to a phenomenon called abuse of conscience, for which she has no responsibility. The victims of abuse of conscience are not guilty of being victims of abuse.
@annaadamcikova44969 ай бұрын
Anna spoke about an aspect that seems very relevant to me, which is the idea of obedience and obedience as a way to reach holiness, united to the place of the superior , supplanting the voice of God. These tree anchors are tremendously harmful, we are speaking of a congregation where there is no abuser with a psychiatric disorder as in a case of Karadima ( Chilean priest),where we have a perverse abuser, a person who intends to dominate the other for his personal good. In this case, the complicated thing is that there is a culture, a culture of beliefs, they are actions linked to this beliefs and that is where the problem is found.
@annaadamcikova44969 ай бұрын
In the catholic context,abuse of conscience is a type of abuse of legal or spiritual power that control the conscience of the victim to the point that abuser,taking place of God,obstructs or nullifies the victim ‘s freedom of judgment and prevents him o her from being alone with God in his o her conscience.This type of abuse is perpetrated by a representative of the church who is endorsed by the church as trustworthy therefore abuse of conscience always has an institutional dimension.
@Jackjohnjay9 ай бұрын
I am very interested to read more about what the priest said about conscience and the self. Please post if any books or talks by him or others that were helpful… :)
@TN-bi9qf7 ай бұрын
The sisters of Charity are amazing! Are there broken people in there? Or course? I doubt upon leaving she never found another broken person again. There is always the cross. I’m sorry to hear of the bad things that happened, but I’m sure she could have spoken to 1,000,000 changed lives. I am not tough enough to be part of this and I’m not called, but there is no place in this broken world without broken people. I pray for her healing and we all need to pray for the religious who work heroically. We need more dedicated sisters so badly! Our identity is in Christ.
@chrisobrien62547 ай бұрын
I think you’re minimizing this a little bit don’t you think?😒
@dianepadluck7562 ай бұрын
@@chrisobrien6254as a volunteer for nearly 25 years in their soup kitchens in NYC and NJ I can say THEY ARE AMAZING!!! LOVING, PEACEFUL SELFLESS WOMEN!!! my church in NJ supplies the food for a soup kitchen in NJ and one in Harlem and it isn't garbage. To the contrary. And by the way who do you think is feeding and clothing the illegal immigrants on the streets in the inner cities, or the elderly home bound in the inner cities, and running summer day camp for children. It's these women who go into the crack dens to deliver a meal to sick elderly or disabled.." Heaven's Door Dash"! WOULD YOU GO?
@piacrosby687Ай бұрын
But that does not deny that there is terrible spiritual abuse in the religious Orders. The Prior General of the Carthusians, Dom Dysmas de Lassus, published a book recently: Spiritual Abuse in the Orders and Communities of the Catholic Church.
@maryjurisons464812 күн бұрын
So you know all about abuse! Get a grip on reality!
@monichu91 Жыл бұрын
From what I know when you go out for the service, sent by 2, like in the olden days in Jesus time, the disciples were sent by two. In thought and prayer🙏
@maryjurisons464812 күн бұрын
What does that have to do with the abuse?
@thomasduvauchelle8583 Жыл бұрын
Those nuns are nuts. I'm glad I didn't become a priest nor brother. I am happily free as a born again Christian. God bless your heart ❤
@TMTM5848 ай бұрын
Some born again Christians abuse as well. It's sad and makes me angry when people in positions of power, in any denomination perverts the meaning of Christ.
@jamesmwendiagachoki9357 Жыл бұрын
Religious life is not for everyone,just discern well and look for a another order
@billyremmert76796 ай бұрын
Excuse me can can find the way and help others
@annaadamcikova44966 ай бұрын
Sure
@roseannabennett37022 ай бұрын
You were in a prison and you were being conditioned. I am happy you got out. 🙏
@yvonnevink5352 Жыл бұрын
Dat vindt ik ook,Moeder teresa was geen Monster
@Ahonda11 ай бұрын
parece muy claro, desde el primer día, que no había vocación. Entrar en las misioneras de la caridad y querere tener tiempo para una misa, espacio personal... es como entrar en la Cartuja y querer pasar el día hablando... no tiene sentido. Entiendo el dolor del fracaso de un proyecto personal, pero ese es el error... confundir eso con la vocación.. Actualmente hay más de 5000 mujeres que viven esa vocación, con sus cruces, pero felices de entregar su vida a Cristo. La que no, que se salga. Pero acusar a una congregación como ellas, con el fruto tan impresionante que han dado, de todo esto... es muy triste, es injusto. Hoy, día de Madre Teresa, le pido por vosotros, le pido por ti Anna. Seguro que ella desde el cielo intercede por tu felicidad y tu camino de santidad.
@franciscoprochaska450011 ай бұрын
Estimado, quisiera aportar que el problema no es la falta de vocación. Lo demuestra el deseo de santidad de las religiosas, quienes sin duda, se entregan con heroísmo y abnegación a una causa tan noble. Es lo que hizo Anna. No hay duda que Dios lo tiene en cuenta. El problema está en que las personas que deseamos ser fieles y de verdad entregados, ponemos a las autoridades (superiora, director espiritual, pastor, o quien ejerce la posición de maestro ante un discípulo) en un lugar en nuestra conciencia, donde nadie debería interferir en nuestra relación con Dios. Y ellos, los que están en posición de maestros deben cuidar de evitar eso. Y cuando no lo hacen y comienzan a abusar de esa posición que nosotros mismos les damos, movidos por las virtudes de la obediencia, humildad, renuncia de si mismo, entre otras, nos encontramos con el abuso espiritual y de conciencia. Así se dan las circunstancias como las que describe Anna, que se negó a si misma por amor a Dios, y nadie de la congregación cuidó que no se abusara de eso. Eso fue vocación, y su relato deja claro que se abusó de su entrega. El fruto de las obras de la congregación es muy bueno, pero ¿a qué costo de las religiosas? ¿Es necesario que se las trate como relata Anna? ¿Es lo que quiere Dios? Le hago este aporte con el sincero deseo de aportar una visión de una persona que también vivió el abuso espiritual, en otro contexto, y en el cual también ocurrían cosas muy buenas, pero el líder a quién seguí, se extralimitó ampliamente en su intervención sobre mí, aduciendo que la obediencia era el camino a la santidad. Y fui obediente, de lo cual me alegro. Volvería a vivir mi fe así, pero no en manos de un abusador de conciencia. Pienso que Anna ha sido muy valiente al dar la cara, y está ayudando a que las cosas en la congregación sean mejores, por el bien de la Iglesia , de las hermanas que están hoy ahí, y por los frutos que se esperan de su entrega y abnegada labor.
@mebcn58503 ай бұрын
No puedes juzgar así, está era una hermana excelente
@compellingbutforgettable90310 ай бұрын
This is a good example of someone who may legitimately have had a vocation but never understood religious life.
@Celticmist-qz6ve9 ай бұрын
Maybe it wasn't nutured or maybe She was better off out of it
@maryjurisons464812 күн бұрын
Really? You’re the expert? I think she understood very well! It was just unfortunate that she ended up in that order. You can’t know everything about an order before entering. Once in and part of the everyday life, things change. True colors come out.
@livesimplythinkbeautifully Жыл бұрын
If I am her, I am so ashamed talking this in public. It is not wise. You joined MC by your decision and nobody forced you. You are adult and must know all has consequance. If you are not match with the MC you can off wisely. You can see what I am saying this is like a child.
@Jackjohnjay9 ай бұрын
This is not charitable.
@Jackjohnjay9 ай бұрын
She’s talking about real difficulties. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. She is doing an incredibly hard, brave, thing. Her heart was pure to love and serve God and others. ‘Hiding scandal’ is not of God.
@Celticmist-qz6ve9 ай бұрын
She has right to express herself. She is merely saying things as they are
@donaldmcleish50878 ай бұрын
You have no idea of what a beautiful truthful person Anna is. She is trying to ';save the congregation not destroy it. Open UR eyes.
@TMTM5848 ай бұрын
@livesimplythinkbeautifully Stated like a true cult member yourself.
@SugarDaOne3 ай бұрын
Jesus Christ Made the Ultimate SACRIFICE he was CRUCIFIED. He wants us to praise and worship him not by MEANINGLESS SACRIFICE..But with FAITH
@maryjurisons464812 күн бұрын
That’s not the point of this video.
@edwardcontreras1798 Жыл бұрын
That's happen when you don't have vocation
@janey1red Жыл бұрын
Very unkind. She is indeed still living the vocation of every Christian - hearing the will of God and doing it. God may have called her into the Missionaries of Charity and then called her out of it for other purposes. Discerning and following God's lead every day is what a vocation is (vocare = to call); it is not merely a particular way of life. True spirituality helps you develop and become your best self; it does not destroy your personality and spirit. We have a responsibility to be whom God created us to be, not to be how someone else decides we must be to suit their preferences. Being our best selves and finding where we can become our best selves is the reason we were created. Unfortunately, her story is not unique. Those who direct spiritual or religious groups must be very careful to nurture those for whom they are responsible. Mistakes will be made because we are all human, but common sense and kindness should prevail. She was called beyond the Missionaries because her best self is needed elsewhere. That is discipleship and her true vocation.
@annaadamcikova4496 Жыл бұрын
@@janey1red 😢thank you so much
@fridaytieday Жыл бұрын
I agree. She doesn't have the vocation to be a MC. They are tuff. She should just become an active member of the Church where she can be herself. But blaming the MC for her issues is....well is why she isn't suited. Also, she could be a hoax as well.
@edwardcontreras1798 Жыл бұрын
@@fridaytieday You are right
@youtubespag11 ай бұрын
@@fridaytiedayyour bias is showing.
@yongwandoll73244 ай бұрын
your dignity higher than Jesuse and virgin mother. Nobody protect to you in the world. even our god doesn't help to us.
@blainalondres4741 Жыл бұрын
Then you are not for that life
@alfredkola2250 Жыл бұрын
Hay what Is sayn Is true , i have live with missionary of charity Brothers of modher teresa, for 16 years , olso ther they yuse vailenc in comunity
@JVvvv-wv7jb Жыл бұрын
@@alfredkola2250 can you expand?
@alfredkola2250 Жыл бұрын
@@JVvvv-wv7jb i was in Rome and albenian, with missionary of charity , Brothers in side they yuse vailenc in comunity ,and when i was in albenian, Brothers they dini't help poor peopel, but the Rich people if you want i can give Number , and you can ask ,
@KR-ms6km Жыл бұрын
Nobody is meant to be abused, or even misstreated.
@blainalondres4741 Жыл бұрын
She's not meant for that life means she deserves to be respected. It's human dignity we are talking here, nobody should be treated that way, whether that person has different color, background or because they are too smart enough to see the errors we blindly ignore. May this abuses come to an end!
@balamurali6071 Жыл бұрын
STOP SPREADING THIS KIND OF RUMOURS...
@annaadamcikova4496 Жыл бұрын
Mary Johson’s testimony
@annaadamcikova4496 Жыл бұрын
You can listen to her and see if it looks like rumors. She also lived more than 20 years inside of congregation
@Jackjohnjay9 ай бұрын
It is not sinful to share a true and unhealthy experience. It needs to be done for the health of everyone. It doesn’t negate the beauty of Catholicism, vocations, or Mother Teresa.
@Celticmist-qz6ve9 ай бұрын
Who says they are rumours? It is her narrative?
@lenbenneton44208 ай бұрын
Entering the congregation means forgetting one's self and following strictly the "VOWS you promised as serving Jesus and following HIS ways".And these are the:...vows to POVERTY,CHASTITY,and HUMILITY.If u can't follow these 3,then you have NO RIGHT to enter that congregation because what u want is a comfortable life.
@lenbenneton44208 ай бұрын
U are more of a gossiper.Your problem in that congregation can be addressed by writing a letter to your Superior.And these are solved by having a retreat with u together with other sisters and Superiors.Maybe in other countries with mc that happened.All u have to do is write a letter to your Superior if u see someone is abusive.
@pivigurlmusic44393 ай бұрын
If these are to be holy women of God, this abuse should have never occurred. The Lord will hold every word, deed and thought accountable on the Day of Judgement. Not even a bishop can overturn God's Word and Judgement.
@maryjurisons464812 күн бұрын
You are ignorant of the situation. A letter or a retreat would not fix the problem. This is not a case of passing on gossip. She was sharing her truth about what she lived and saw in the order. She had every right to speak out if she saw injustices!
@lenbenneton442011 күн бұрын
@@maryjurisons4648 they are just humans too.Forgiving them is more pleasing to GOD than holding grudges.They have retreats and recollections to examine themselves and ask forgiveness to GOD.Their life is already for their cogregation and they've help a lot of poor and sick people.
@dennisbeers Жыл бұрын
Well you have your 32:53 minutes of fame! I met Saint Teresa twice and you cannot convince she was anything short of a Saint!!
@camp0017 Жыл бұрын
There were quite a few saints in history who were quite difficult to live with. Sainthood does not equal psychological maturity or an agreeable personality. To name just two, St Jerome and St Alphonsus Liguori were quite problematic in the psychological sphere.
@Celticmist-qz6ve9 ай бұрын
It is not came seeking. Mother Teresa bemoaned spiritual dryness and emptiness of not experiencing God not His presence of love for nearly 60 years
@Celticmist-qz6ve9 ай бұрын
Some saints were evil to start with. Every saint has a past and sinner has a future