I've always thought it was really darkly funny how in the real Maria's journal she writes about how she obviously knew the Mother Superior was trying to foist her off on the Captain because she really, really didn't want her joining the convent permanently And she did resent ithttps://twitter.com/CAwkward/status/1360819595297386496 …
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I suspect it was also a money thing - supporting a nun costs money, whereas “giving” her to a local widower saves her upkeep and might also get you a donation.
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Well sure but the Mother Superior wasn't against initiates taking vows in general, I don't think She was a hardass about the convent's high standards but she also obviously thought Maria in particular would've made a substandard nun
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