Fort Worth Bishop Dismisses Carmelite Mother Superior in Diocese Dispute
Six-week-long canonical investigation culminates, as civil lawsuit proceeds.
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Six-week-long canonical investigation culminates, as civil lawsuit proceeds.
The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity Discalced Carmelite NunsWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 2, 2023 / 12:40 pm (CNA).Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, issued a decree Thursday dismissing Reverend Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach from religious life following a nearly six-week-long investigation into an alleged sexual affair involving a priest.In his decree, Olson announced he had found Gerlach, prioress of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, "guilty...
The decree was made in response to the Bishop investigating the monastery's head nun breaking her vow of chastity.
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A monastery of nuns is challenging the authority of a bishop attempting to investigate them.