Arlington nuns dismissed from Catholic religious life
Bishop Michael Olson accused the head nun of violating her vow of chastity.
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Bishop Michael Olson accused the head nun of violating her vow of chastity.
The Carmelite nuns transferred ownership of their monastery to Friends of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Arlington.
Bishop Olson urged people not to associate with the nuns "for the good of your souls."
They wrote they had been subjected to "unprecedented interference, intimidation, aggression, private and public humiliation," as a direct result of Olson's attitudes and ambitions.
The Carmelite nuns will not appeal the decision made last month by a civil court judge, who determined the court did not have jurisdiction to hear their complaints.
A Tarrant County judge has decided the civil court does not have jurisdiction to hear the claims of an Arlington nun who filed a lawsuit against a Fort Worth bishop.
In the recording, the Reverend Mother named the priest as Bernard Murray, from the Transalpine Redemptorist in Montana.
Judge Don Cosby said he needs help determining if the case can proceed, due to an evidentiary issue he called "crucial" to making a decision.
In an eight-minute video the Fort Worth Diocese posted on YouTube, Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson defended his investigation into nuns in an Arlington monastery.
The Fort Worth Catholic bishop who is in a growing public and legal dispute with an order of nuns has told supporters of the monastery to stop raising money to help with the nuns' legal fees.
A nun inside the Arlington monastery at the center of a growing dispute with a Catholic bishop told supporters in a letter Thursday that behind the locked gates, the group is at peace.
Investigators from the Arlington Police Department visited a monastery Wednesday morning to speak with the nuns involved in a bitter dispute with the Bishop of Fort Worth.
Investigators from the Arlington Police Department visited a monastery Wednesday morning to speak with the nuns involved in a bitter dispute with the Bishop of Fort Worth.
Investigators from the Arlington Police Department visited a monastery Wednesday morning to speak with the nuns involved in a bitter dispute with the Bishop of Fort Worth.
Daily mass was set to resume for nuns Wednesday but there's no guarantee it will happen. The closure still bars parishioners.
Daily mass was set to resume for nuns Wednesday but there's no guarantee it will happen. The closure still bars parishioners.
Parishioners prayed for the nuns Wednesday morning.
Mass has been on pause for months since the church accused a nun of violating her chastity vow with a priest from another diocese.
There was supposed to be a group of people showing up to pray for a resolution after a nun was accused of breaking her vow of chastity.
A group of Catholics are meeting later Tuesday morning to pray for a resolution.
The attorney for an Arlington nun accused of breaking her vow of chastity by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth is speaking out.
CBS News Texas first told you last month about the Arlington nun who was accused of breaking her vow of chastity by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth.
The Reverend Mother is still in the monastery and plans to stay there through the appeal process.
The attorney for an Arlington Nun plans to appeal the decision to dismiss her after an investigation by the Catholic Diocese. The Itasca ISD superintendent has been arrested for online solicitation of a minor.
An Arlington nun at the center of a scandal was found guilty of violating her vow of chastity with a priest from outside the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth.
