(Thread) This is Monica Hingston. She’s the cousin of Cardinal George Pell. She was a ‘Bride of Christ’ - this is her ‘marrying my Jesus Christ. She was a nun for 27 years...
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In the convent, Monica met another nun called Peg. They fell madly in love. They wrote to the Vatican to ask to be released from their vows of chastity. They lived in bliss as a lesbian couple for 27 years... #RevelationABC
Monica in 2004 challenged her cousin Pell’s fierce opposition to same-sex relationships by describing the care & passion within her own. It remains the most poignant description of love I’ve ever read....
Monica’s letter sent ruptures through the Catholic Church. It was front page of @theage & @smh. Her & Peg, 2 former nuns, were invited to be chiefs of parade at @sydneymardigras. Then nothing was heard of them for 14 years. That’s when I discovered their story...
Sadly the first thing I found was Peg’s obituary. Then-after a week of searching-I found Monica. I flew to Torquay in VIC and she told me her life story for the Australian Women’s Weekly. A fortnight later marriage equality passed. Monica wept. She never got to marry her soulmate
George Pell visited Monica when she was a nun. He said, when she was teaching girls about empowerment, she was teaching them “nothing but fairyfloss”.
George Pell described same sex couples as “depraved.” Monica cane from the same family as Pell & gave 27 years of her life to the same church as him. She came out with a v different view of love, same sex relationships - and consent.
I entered my 5 page feature on Monica into the LGBTI Awards under the Faith category last year. She spent her life savings flying family & former nuns to sit with me & my ex boyf. It was 2 days after Pell was convicted first child sex abuse. Mon was nervous. I held her hand.
She won. The former nun turned lesbian turned atheist - and Cardinal George Pell’s cousin - won the Faith Award at the LGBTI Awards. 🌈 ❤️
Full story: 10daily.com.au/views/a190227i…
(Edit: sorry for typos! Wish Twitter had an edit button)
