Little is known about Maryam Agbeko, the reclusive leader of
a secretive convent of Nigerian nuns known as the Marian Order of Purity. It is believed that she and most of her
sisters are survivors of Nigerian sex slavery camps, where girls as young as
nine and ten are routinely sold to brothels and sex tourists. Perhaps due to the trauma of their
background, Nuns of the Marian Order are known to take extreme vows of
chastity. The elders of the order not only vow to never marry or engage in
intercourse, but to never touch or be touched by a man again .
There are unverified reports that Maryam’s abhorrence of the
male touch goes beyond religious vows to a deep psychological disorder. It is rumored that her childhood in sex
slavery was so traumatic that she developed a rare condition called haptophobia - a paralyzing fear of being touched by
men. Her nickname, the Virgin Mary, was
given to her by one of her pimps, in reference to her horror of even nonsexual
physical contact with a male. After her conversion, the name took on religious
significance to Mary and her sisters.
The Marian Order of Purity is not officially ordained by
Rome, and has indeed come under heavy suspicion after two delegations of
priests sent from the Vatican to evaluate the convent disappeared under
mysterious circumstances. Other
similarly mysterious events have led to rumors that the Order is less a convent
of nuns than a coven of witches…
An acquaintance of Father John from their shadowy former
lives, Maryam comes to St. Jerome at his request to offer her mysterious form
of aid…
No comments:
Post a Comment