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Quirky World: Get thee to a nunnery... after paying thy debts

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Quirky World: Get thee to a nunnery... after paying thy debts

Tue, 19 Jul, 2016 - 01:00

USA: An aspiring nun who was told she couldn’t enter a convent until her student loan debt was paid off has used an online appeal to get the money.

Alida Taylor, 28, was accepted to join the Sisters of Life in New York City in September.

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