Um, nuns never taught Catholic school for free. They would get in-kind income in the form of room and board from the connected church that hosted the school and most likely a stipend for personal expenses paid for my donations from the parishoners.
JoMa
Um, nuns never taught Catholic school for free.
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What he means is nuns were not salaried employees. Obviously their basic needs, food, shelter, clothing, transportation, etc. were and are taken care of by their religious orders and/or the parishes where they are assigned. Many have taken the vow of poverty and live as mendicants.