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An ugly public dispute between Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and the Carmelite nuns of Arlington has escalated, with the bishop ordered that the monastery must be closed to the public, and the nuns refusing to accept his authority.
Bishop Michael Olson gave the order after the nuns publicly rejected his authority in a statement on their website.
Rev. Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach, 43, was booted from the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.
Bishop Michael Olson’s ongoing feud with Arlington nuns is simply embarrassing to this letter writer.
Five days after Discalced Carmelites in Arlington, TX, stated that “we no longer recognize the authority of, and can have no further relations with, the current Bishop of Fort Worth or his officials,” the nuns’ attorney clarified that the nuns “are not separating from the Catholic Church.