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Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson issued his threat in a fiery statement on Saturday, accusing the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Arlington of publicly, scandalous and schismatic actions.

Cloistered Carmelites in Arlington, Texas, insisted on their continued communion with the Catholic Church Aug. 23 in a statement from their civil attorney.

The bishop - who has now been banned from the priory - threatened the nuns with excommunication in a saga that has rumbled on for months and sparked an intervention from the Vatican.

The bishop - who has now been banned from the priory - threatened the nuns with excommunication in a saga that has rumbled on for months and sparked an intervention from the Vatican.

The Carmelite nuns in Arlington “have no intention” of separating from the Catholic Church and will keep the gates of the monastery open.

Although Bishop Michael Olson has declared the monastery closed to the public, the nuns’ attorney said they’ve “decided to open their gates.” 

This is the latest development in an increasingly bitter dispute between the Fort Worth bishop and nuns at the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas...

Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth dismissed religious superior of Carmelite order alleging sexual sin, which she denies

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth (TX), granted extraordinary powers by the Vatican over the local Discalced Carmelites, dismissed the superior, Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach, from religious life on June 1.

It's not a man's world any longer – it's a new world and the Carmelite nuns in Arlington are showing Bishop Michael Olson how it works.