Convent setting

[mish2mash]

After kind of writing myself into a corner with my current series (the last part I wrote is stuck in pending because I keep making pointless revisions to it), I’m thinking about writing something set in a modern convent.

I don’t want it to a story about horny frustrated nuns, lusting after the young priest, rather I’m thinking about something like the nuns are trying to keep open a free hospital and discover that the younger sisters are better able to persuade rich benefactors to donate.

What do people think? When you think of nuns and sex what comes to mind?

 

[LupusDei]

What about...

...a new novice is dropping in (perhaps goaded there by her family, after some tragic events in her life, or whatever secondary reasons besides religious devotion that may or may not be that deep at all) and it's soon becomes apparent she's at least as devoted nudist. And she argue there's no contradiction. And within the convent and the walled garden, why not let her be her if it's so important to her? And she wears nothing with such confidence and simplicity it's really doesn't matter. For her.

However, there's kinda indirect problems. Nancy's in habit to slip out the back gate to run down to river to skinny dip. And she may have been noticed doing so. Besides, other novices, and even some older sisters start to experiment with nudism, occasionally, intermittently, without putting aside their hangups. And it's not at all smooth sailing for them.

But yes, there's certainly possibility of quite unexpectedly renewed and new benefactor interest to support and grow the convent. Perhaps, with at times less than subtle hints that the direction our nude nun Nancy is taking things is what they prefer to see.

 

[mish2mash]

What about...

...a new novice is dropping in (perhaps goaded there by her family, after some tragic events in her life, or whatever secondary reasons besides religious devotion that may or may not be that deep at all) and it's soon becomes apparent she's at least as devoted nudist. And she argue there's no contradiction. And within the convent and the walled garden, why not let her be her if it's so important to her? And she wears nothing with such confidence and simplicity it's really doesn't matter. For her.

However, there's kinda indirect problems. Nancy's in habit to slip out the back gate to run down to river to skinny dip. And she may have been noticed doing so. Besides, other novices, and even some older sisters start to experiment with nudism, occasionally, intermittently, without putting aside their hangups. And it's not at all smooth sailing for them.

But yes, there's certainly possibility of quite unexpectedly renewed and new benefactor interest to support and grow the convent. Perhaps, with at times less than subtle hints that the direction our nude nun Nancy is taking things is what they prefer to see.

I think you're right in that nudity would be an interesting theme, playing with ideas of lack of privacy and enforced modesty.

So it Nancy was a nudist she might not be used to people commenting on her body, perhaps she's used to shaving her pubic hair but in the convent that's not something that Novices are allowed to do. Likewise she'd have to get used to only wearing clothes including underwear that's dictated by the convent.

If it's a real convent then the nuns would be pretty savvy about the outside world, most of them would be nurses or teachers and would be used to dealing with tough situations. In fact their pragmatism might be what led them to see sex as a useful tool.

What do you think about the Nuns not using birth control? So instead they do things the old fashioned way and use Oral or Anal sex instead

 

[NewOldGuy77]

I think you're right in that nudity would be an interesting theme, playing with ideas of lack of privacy and enforced modesty.

So it Nancy was a nudist she might not be used to people commenting on her body, perhaps she's used to shaving her pubic hair but in the convent that's not something that Novices are allowed to do. Likewise she'd have to get used to only wearing clothes including underwear that's dictated by the convent.

If it's a real convent then the nuns would be pretty savvy about the outside world, most of them would be nurses or teachers and would be used to dealing with tough situations. In fact their pragmatism might be what led them to see sex as a useful tool.

What do you think about the Nuns not using birth control? So instead they do things the old fashioned way and use Oral or Anal sex instead

No BC makes sense, given the Catholic Church opposition to it. Another angle might be a young nun is on birth control pills just to medically manage/regulate her periods, but it comes in handy when she gets fucked by whoever.

 

[gunhilltrain]

The 1971 movie The Devils was set in the 17th Century and it was a pretty wild convent movie from what I've heard, although I've never seen it. One scene did get cut and wasn't restored until years later. Ken Russell was not a subtle director.

The Devils Trailer

You have to confirm your age to watch the trailer on IMDb.com, but it's a toothless barrier - anybody can get in.

 

[NegateGivity]

I don’t want it to a story about horny frustrated nuns, lusting after the young priest, rather I’m thinking about something like the nuns are trying to keep open a free hospital and discover that the younger sisters are better able to persuade rich benefactors to donate.

So a convent brothel?

If that's the idea, how about the convent is of an excommunicated order of nuns dedicated to radical interpretations. And the story is on a young naïve initiate joining this radical order.

 

[sirhugs]

I think of Mary Tyler Moore in Change of Habit.

 

[LupusDei]

So a convent brothel?

Allegedly, there was traditions in India where girls (including from, if not even restricted to, wealthy and respected families) served a predetermined time at the temple, yes, as effectively prostitutes. Within that tradition this particular form of prostitution didn't harm their honor in a slightest and rather boosted than diminish their marriage prospects afterwards.

A heretic Christian sect could try to recreate something vaguely similar. Only since they can't be completely open about it and the general expectations are rather opposite... some of the daughters sent to the convent could be on to quite a surprise indeed.

Especially if some families have joined said heretic sect without full knowledge of nuance in their traditions, and still believe that the mandatory convent time for girls is to boost their virtues... what it is, of course, but I mean, not the sexual virtues, but in more traditional understanding.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

AlsoGreece, Egypt, Phonecia all had sacred whores of various titles, albeit with varying job descriptions & expectations. Venice had strong social power in the hands of publicly acknowledged mistresses, for that matter.

Given the tradition of early Christians coopting ‘pagan’ holidays & practices, maybe there’s an ancient convent in Greece which maintains Aphrodite’s religious practices. How that gets to the New World without troubles I leave as an exercise for the authors.

 

[Ovidius]

Mother Superior realizes that she needs to make some money on the side to keep her institution open, and that turning a blind eye to -- and profiting from prostitution -- has been a long tradition within the church. So she recruits some working girls and opens a church themed sex club. Also, if you want to save the sinners you must first meet them, and Jesus after all dined with them.

 

[mish2mash]

Venice had strong social power in the hands of publicly acknowledged mistresses, for that matter.

That's a really interesting idea, the nuns use sex as a tool for a larger goal. They're still actually nuns, and believe they're in service to God, they're just taking an extremely practical view about how the material world works.

Mother Superior realizes that she needs to make some money on the side to keep her institution open, and that turning a blind eye to -- and profiting from prostitution -- has been a long tradition within the church. So she recruits some working girls and opens a church themed sex club. Also, if you want to save the sinners you must first meet them, and Jesus after all dined with them.

Would she recruit working girls who would probably make poor nuns or take good nuns and teach them how to also be good prostitutes.

I've got an outline for a story. A convent of Benedictine nuns, run a free hospital in a poor city, unlike most other religious orders they're actively able to recruit, with all of their novices also training to be Nurses or other health care professionals. However, Novices at a certain point become aware that the convent has a specific way of fund raising.

So one group of novices, include a young woman who's found God after several years of partying, drinking and casual sex, and another who is a virgin and has always known she's going to be a nun. Both want to help the sick and serve God, and so when older Nuns explain how they can make a larger contribution, they have a decision to make.

 

[Ovidius]

I remember a scene from a movie I believe to be by Pedro Almodovar. A nun says that she adores the sinners (i.e. the whores etc.) because it is for their sins that Jesus died. If everyone was like her, his suffering would have been pointless. Or something like that.

She would recruit the sex workers, help them to make more money, improve their living conditions and them try to save their souls when they had time to listen.

 

[gunhilltrain]

What do people think? When you think of nuns and sex what comes to mind?

A lot porn has nuns indulging in BDSM practices, either dishing it to wayward students or less commonly being punished by priests, cardinals, monks etc. (I have yet to see the Pope involved with this.) Anyway, in the former category there are usually lesbian overtones, although male students can be involved too. It's sort of the mirror image of gay priests, which is not just a trope as we have certainly found out. This all hardly new, with various drawings going back over a century and some even earlier examples than that.

I did hear a story from a woman who attended a Catholic school in the 1960's. This place maintained a "paddling room" where the nuns could do what they had to do. I'm not sure of the age of the students who were sent to this room.

 

[mish2mash]

I did hear a story from a woman who attended a Catholic school in the 1960's. This place maintained a "paddling room" where the nuns could do what they had to do. I'm not sure of the age of the students who were sent to this room.

I was tempted to set it in a school as that's the logical places to find nuns, but that wasn't going to work with the site rules, so I went with a hospital.

 

[gunhilltrain]

I was tempted to set it in a school as that's the logical places to find nuns, but that wasn't going to work with the site rules, so I went with a hospital.

Yes, I see the problem. When I had a four-part series that was set at a Catholic high school, I submitted it to another site where the minimum age is sixteen. If you want to read it, I guess you'll have to send me a private message and I'll tell you where to find it.

I do have a story on Lit that is set at a women's Catholic college, so that allowed me to stay above the age of eighteen.

https://classic.literotica.com/s/amelia-of-finley-hall

 

[Magineer]

After kind of writing myself into a corner with my current series (the last part I wrote is stuck in pending because I keep making pointless revisions to it), I’m thinking about writing something set in a modern convent.

I don’t want it to a story about horny frustrated nuns, lusting after the young priest, rather I’m thinking about something like the nuns are trying to keep open a free hospital and discover that the younger sisters are better able to persuade rich benefactors to donate.

What do people think? When you think of nuns and sex what comes to mind?

Any setting which constrains people away from their natural, human drives and impulses is a potential rich source of story material.

Unless I misunderstand you, in a sense what you appear to be proposing is actually two "settings", the obvious one being the convent and its religious paraphernalia of various kinds. The second is one which has always appealed to me but does not seem often to curry favour with the majority of Litsters: the idea of organised or large scale sex.

Whether by accident or design, the concept of an institution becoming corrupted to follow a path which is wholly different to its ostensible purpose is a real turn on for me. I have written stories based on country clubs, holiday parks, social clubs and hobby groups, all speaking to this theme. I am sad that it does not seem to be many others' cup of tea.

I think one obvious route you could go down is the dwindling sorority of nuns, with most of them having grown older and only a few younger ones... the costs of maintenance, possible medical care all feeding into the scene you would contrive... the younger ones (and possibly some of the middle aged) having to receive "paying guests" from the local population..? The nunnery becomes a bordello! Could they invite help from the linked friary brethren with the monks servicing local ladies away from the eyes of their families?

 

[mish2mash]

Any setting which constrains people away from their natural, human drives and impulses is a potential rich source of story material.

Unless I misunderstand you, in a sense what you appear to be proposing is actually two "settings", the obvious one being the convent and its religious paraphernalia of various kinds. The second is one which has always appealed to me but does not seem often to curry favour with the majority of Litsters: the idea of organised or large scale sex.

I'm interested in the idea of sex being used as a tool to achieve a larger goal. I've tended towards stories that are set in highly structured environments such as the military, prisons and in this case a convent.

I think one obvious route you could go down is the dwindling sorority of nuns, with most of them having grown older and only a few younger ones... the costs of maintenance, possible medical care all feeding into the scene you would contrive... the younger ones (and possibly some of the middle aged) having to receive "paying guests" from the local population..? The nunnery becomes a bordello! Could they invite help from the linked friary brethren with the monks servicing local ladies away from the eyes of their families?

In the story outline I've written so far, the character of the nuns is such that they wouldn't prostitute themselves for their own benefit or comfort. Also they're not actually running a bordello instead they're providing sex to certain individuals who fund the hospital that they're running. What they're doing is for the benefit of the wider community not theirs.

In the story what's happened over time is that the nuns have become extremely successful in every aspect of their work, in running the hospital, in recruiting novices, and in helping their order grow.

Also Catholic nuns are known for their independence and disregarding Church hierarchy when it suits them. In the story the Nuns simply ignore the wider Catholic church and proceed as they feel best.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

I was tempted to set it in a school as that's the logical places to find nuns, but that wasn't going to work with the site rules, so I went with a hospital.

Colleges are schools

 

[gunhilltrain]

Colleges are schools

Didn't I just say that? However, there is something about nuns teaching high school that carries a certain impact that is hard to describe. The story I have on another site is set nearly fifty years ago. That was just about the time that nuns started to move away from their previous garb that dated back to medieval times. Also, I think the number of lay teachers has increase significantly since then. Anyway, I did pick a real school that still exists.

 

[wallstreetguy]

Perhaps the nuns bring the donors in for consultations. While the husbands talk with the priest in charge, the wives are shown the hospital and all its treatments. They are brought to a room that is for the care of women. The youngest, most beautiful nuns take care of her. They even cure her of her "nervousness."
Wife insists on becoming benefactress and making monthly visits for updates and progress.

 

[gunhilltrain]

I think of Mary Tyler Moore in Change of Habit.

Actually, I'm thinking of Maria von Trapp in the Sound of Music. If one uses one's imagination, it's possible to guess why she got "evicted" from that abbey. She was nineteen when she entered it. (Julie Andrews was about thirty during filming.) How does one solve a problem a problem like Maria, indeed? "She's a girl," as one nun states during that song.

So what do the nuns do with her? They ship her off to this crusty widower Captain Georg. One has to wonder what went on between those two when they met.

 

[sirhugs]

Actually, I'm thinking of Maria von Trapp in the Sound of Music. If one uses one's imagination, it's possible to guess why she got "evicted" from that abbey. She was nineteen when she entered it. (Julie Andrews was about thirty during filming.) How does one solve a problem a problem like Maria, indeed? "She's a girl," as one nun states during that song.

So what do the nuns do with her? They ship her off to this crusty widower Captain Georg. One has to wonder what went on between those two when they met.

mutual admiration no doubt

 

[gunhilltrain]

mutual admiration no doubt

You probably want me to be more explicit. She made have shown him her bloomers, the kind with the "open bottom/split crotch." Well, those were from the Edwardian/Victorian eras and were probably gone by the 1920's. Still, the perfect garment for a naughty girl who needs a good spanking.