Arlington Carmelite Nuns say Fort Worth Bishop Olson is overstepping his power, file $1 million lawsuit
In court documents obtained by NBC 5 , the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Arlington claim Olson is overstepping his power by disciplining them and taking personal property from the monastery when they answer directly to the pope and not the local diocese.saying they were notified in April a nun at the monastery violated her vow of chastity with a priest outside of the diocese and that an ecclesiastical investigation is underway.
The nuns also alleged Olson,"forced himself onto our peaceful community," interrogated the sisters, and then"threw a temper tantrum and in an agitated and raised voice yelled that the monastery was shut down and no mass would be celebrated."The Discalced Carmelite Nuns live on the secluded 72-acre Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in South Arlington.
Agnes said in documents,"the order of women are not, and have never been under the control of the bishop of the local diocese and that they answer directly to the pope."
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