The Letters Page #3

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who were going to India.

So, you see.

It was always What I Wanted to do-

to serve the poor

purely for the love of God.

And then,

on the train to Darjeeling,

the voice was very clear.

Clear.

I cannot ignore this.

I will speak to Archbishop Prier

about this,

and we'll see What he has to say about it.

If he agrees, then it's up to him

to take your request to the Vatican

when he visits next month.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mother General. Thank you.

MAN:

Your Eminence.

Violence in my quarter of Delhi

has become endemic

due to unjust social

structures and practices.

They need to be identified and abolished

to ensure lasting peace.

That's all I have, Your Eminence.

Thank you.

Your Eminence, there are a number of items

that I'd like to go over with you today,

but first I would like

to discuss the matter

concerning one of our nuns

of our Loreto order-

the principal

of the convent school Saint Mary's.

Her name is Sister Teresa,

and she is seeking permission

to go outside of the convent walls

to give help to the poor,

or as she calls it, serve the poor.

It is a matter that was

brought to my attention

by the convent's mother general.

Sister Teresa says that

she heard the voice of God

telling her to follow

Christ into the slums.

Has she said anything like this before?

No, Your Eminence.

She is one of the most respected

teachers at the school.

She just feels that she has to follow

the command of the voice she heard-

that of God.

She feels it is a second calling.

She would not question

ecclesiastical authority

and has been Waiting

Without complaint for me to speak to you

and get the Church's decision.

And she knows that nuns, once cloistered,

cannot be allowed to leave the convent?

Yes, Your Eminence, which is why

she's seeking exclaustration.

Have her write a letter

to the Holy Father.

Bring that letter to me.

She has already written a letter,

Your Eminence.

I have given my blessing,

and the mother general

gave her permission to write to Rome.

"To the Holy Father,

Pope Pius XII, Rome, Italy.

I have a vocation.

God has called me to give up all

and to surrender myself to him?

In the service

of the poorest of the poor in the slums.

Please allow me to be released from my vows

so that I may pursue my vocation.

Sister Teresa, Loreto, Entally,

Calcutta, India."

On this historic day,

India takes her place

as a free and independent nation.

Freedom-loving people everywhere

will wish to share in your celebration.

In this historic moment,

let us not forget all that India

owes Mahatma Gandhi.

(applauding)

- So, how was New Delhi?

- I got the story, got it to London.

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