Middle-class guests reportedly steal sheets from Catholic retreat centres
UKPulse Consumer Desk
A letter to The Guardian suggests that middle-class guests at a Catholic retreat centre have been observed stealing sheets, while working-class guests reportedly take cutlery.
- A letter to The Guardian referenced a friend's stay at a Catholic retreat centre.
- Nuns at the centre reportedly stated that working-class guests stole cutlery.
- Middle-class guests were said to have stolen sheets from the retreat centre.
A letter published in The Guardian today, 8 September 2026, recalled an observation made by nuns at a Catholic retreat centre. According to the letter, the nuns noted a difference in what guests reportedly stole from the premises.
Working-class guests were said to have taken cutlery, while middle-class guests were reported to have stolen sheets.