Rev. Sister Kinse Shako Anastasia of Veritas University, Abuja has been sent out of The Convent over her controversial claim, alleging that priests use some sisters as their bedmates.
Anastasia equally exposed sexual harassment in Catholic Church, the comment which did not sink well into the circle of the church.
‘‘I wish to let the public know that on this day, 24th day of September 2025, I received a letter of dismissal from the Congregation of Mother of Perpetual Help of the Archangels Sisters, dated 21 July 2025. A token of hundred thousand Naira (#100,000) was given to me.
‘‘When I got to the Convent, I Met that my belongings were already packed outside the room I stayed in, and the religious habits were taken away. I pulled the one I had on and submitted it as well. Therefore, I am currently not in possession of any property of the Congregation,’’ she was quoted as saying.
Catholic Church dismisses Rev. Sister
The Catholic Church has dismissed Rev. Sister Kinse Shako Anastasia of the Congregation of Mother of Perpetual Help of the Archangels Sisters (MOPHAS) following her disclosure of alleged sexual abuse involving some priests.
Sister Anastasia announced the development in a statement on her Facebook page on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. She said she received a formal letter of dismissal dated July 21, 2025, but the document was only presented to her on September 24.
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According to her, the Church provided her with a sum of ₦100,000 as compensation.
Narrating the circumstances of her dismissal, Sister Anastasia said that upon arriving at the convent, she discovered that her personal belongings had been packed and placed outside her room. She added that the religious habit she wore was collected, along with any other property belonging to the congregation.
Her statement read in part: “When I got to the convent, I saw that my belongings were already packed outside the room I stayed in, and the religious habits were taken away. I pulled the one I had on and submitted it as well. Therefore, I am currently not in possession of any property of the Congregation.”
As of the time of filing this report, the Catholic Church and the leadership of MOPHAS have not issued an official response to her claims.
Religious Sisters Are Not Priests’ Wives or Bedmates- Anastasia
Earlier, Sr. Sister Anastasia on the topic: Religious Sisters are not ornaments in Habits, wrote ‘‘We are not commodities for priests to use at will, nor are we mistresses in veils. We are women called by God, consecrated to service, prayer, and the mission of the Church.
‘‘Yet too often, behind stained glass windows and polished marble altars, we are treated as less. A priest once told me without shame: “Sisters are meant to be priests’ wives.” He did not say it in jest. He meant it. And he acted on it.
This is not an isolated case. Too many Sisters know the pain of being reduced to temptation instead of being respected as collaborators in Christ’s vineyard. Too many know the silent wounds of manipulation—when a cleric uses “spiritual direction” as a cover for advances, or when financial benefactors expect our dignity in exchange for support.
But it does not end there. The abuse is not only from outside. Within our own congregations, superiors sometimes wield authority as a weapon. Sisters are silenced and maltreated leaving them vulnerable to predators. Others, instead of guiding with integrity, flirt with power and position while the rest are crushed under obedience without justice. We see this and stay silent.
And let me be equally clear: to those Sisters who abandon their vows for promiscuity—whether to gain favor, material advantage, or pleasure—you too wound the Body of Christ. You weaken the prophetic witness of consecrated life and betray the very dignity we demand from the world. It is betrayal from within, and it hands the enemies of truth more reasons to sneer at our vocation.
The scandal is not only in the sin itself, but in the silence that protects it. A Church that preaches purity while tolerating the defilement of its consecrated women is a Church that mocks its own Gospel.
”I write this, not out of hatred for the Church but I love my Church too much to stay silent. Such silence has never protected the innocent it only feeds the wolves.
”Religious Sisters are not priests’ wives I say again. We are not bedmates. We are not bargaining tickets used to gain benefactors for the community. We are women of God, and until the Church begins to honour this truth, it will continue to rot from within.
”To those priests, I say: your vocation does not give you ownership over ours. To superiors, I say this: authority is not a license for cruelty. To Sisters, I say: fidelity is not optional—it is the very soul of our consecration. And to the Church I still love dearly, I cry: Do better because God is watching.
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”And finally, I make this pledge: provide a better platform and a safe channel for reporting abuse without intimidation, and I promise to delete my personal Facebook account and work wholeheartedly with such an organization. Because we do not seek scandal or validation, likes or comments—we seek truth, justice, and dignity in the house of God.’’
