On February 1, a military coup overthrew the government of Myanmar. <\/p>\n
One month later this photo of Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng confronting the military forces on her knees went viral on social media. <\/p>\n
Now, Sister Tawng is telling the story of her resistance in a new book, titled \u201cUccidete me, non la gente,\u201d \u201cKill me, not the people.\u201d<\/p>\n
She says her courageous act was merely a way of defending those behind her. <\/p>\n
SR. ANN ROSE NU TAWNG<\/strong> The iconic image was posted to Twitter by the Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, who has been a fierce critic of the coup. His account has since been suspended. <\/p>\n Although Sister Tawng is shown alone before the military in the photo, she says that God was always with her amid the danger. <\/p>\n SR. ANN ROSE NU TAWNG<\/strong> The image of the nun on her knees begging for peace amid violence is a powerful symbol of mercy and reconciliation. <\/p>\n SR. ANN ROSE NU TAWNG<\/strong> Pope Francis has been one of the world's most outspoken global leaders on the crisis in Myanmar. The Pope dedicated a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica to pray for peace in the country. <\/p>\n Over 800 civilians have been killed by military forces in Myanmar since February, and over 4,000 are currently being detained.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n JM <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" May 25, 2021. Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng made headlines around the world after kneeling before a group of militants to ask for peace in Myanmar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":13860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qKFTevZjyPc","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bstlibromyanmareng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bstlibromyanmarint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45261"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSisters of St. Francis Xavier
\n\u201cI only wanted to defend the people since they were in danger. I just wanted to save those people, the young people. For this reason I got on my knees to let the young people escape from the danger.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSisters of St. Francis Xavier
\n\u201cThe Holy Spirit led me to make this gesture. I thought that God was working through me to save these people. For this reason I did it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSisters of St. Francis Xavier
\n\u201cToday we think that when getting on your knees before someone is a bad thing, when really it's not. It's a gesture of reconciliation, it also means forgiving your enemy. This gesture is important within families too.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n