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Nuns Who Feuded With Texas Bishop Say They Will Defy Vatican Order on Monastery’s Governance
The monastery also directed some of its frustrations toward how the Vatican has handled the dispute
The monastery also directed some of its frustrations toward how the Vatican has handled the dispute
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.
June 30 ruling grants the Fort Worth Diocese’s motion to dismiss the monastery’s complaint, which accused Bishop Michael Olson of theft, defamation and abuse of power.
In the video, the bishop alleged that Mother Gerlach admitted to violations of the vow of chastity on four separate occasions before Bishop Olson came to the monastery to request access to phones and computers as part of the investigation.
COMMENTARY: Forty years ago, such punishments were rare and light; today, they are frequent and severe. Has balance been restored?
A gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, about 90 miles west of San Antonio, on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY: It is vitally important for scholars to continue deliberating the validity of the neurological criterion to inform the Catholic magisterium’s discernment of whether what they learn of brain death continues to cohere with the Church’s traditional understanding of the nature of the human person.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted the conclusion to the tense situation just after 9:30pm local time on Jan. 15.
‘Please pray for the safety of the hostages, their families, this congregation, for the members of law enforcement, and for the peaceful surrender of the perpetrator(s) of this crime,’ said Bishop Michael Olson.
Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth has offered to assist Lewis' family “in seeking compassionate and appropriate care for her in a Catholic health care facility.”
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