Efner is assigned to a leper colony beyond the convent walls — a place the Church has abandoned in all but prayer. For three years, she watches children die in convulsions, mothers lose their fingers, and confessors choke on their own tongues before absolution is complete. She prays without sleep. She anoints with holy oil until her hands crack.
Sister Efner, a devout and well-respected member of her community, had always been known for her unwavering faith and unshakeable optimism. She was the kind of person who seemed to radiate warmth and light, bringing comfort and solace to those around her. However, a series of events, coupled with her own vulnerabilities, led her down a path from which she struggled to find her way back. Sister Efner- falling into Darkness because of ...
Sister Efner was laicized and committed to a religious psychiatric facility outside Lyon. She never prayed again. She never wept. She simply sat by the window, watching the birds fly past the iron grate, and whispered to no one in particular: Efner is assigned to a leper colony beyond