Convent Rebellion Goes Viral: Nuns Defy Church’s “Social Media Gag Order”
In an extraordinary modern-day clash between vows and viral fame, three octogenarian Austrian nuns who fled their retirement home to return to their shuttered convent are now locked in a standoff with the Roman Catholic Church over a highly unusual condition: their Instagram accounts. Sisters Bernadette, 88, Regina, 86, and Rita, 82, were told they could remain in the historic Goldstein Castle convent near Salzburg on the strict proviso they abandon their popular social media presence, which has amassed roughly 100,000 followers, and dismiss their legal team. The church's proposal,...