Fort Worth Bishop Dismisses Carmelite Mother Superior in Diocese Dispute

[Michie]

Six-week-long canonical investigation culminates, as civil lawsuit proceeds.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, issued a decree June 1, 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, Bishop Olson announced he had found Mother Teresa Agnes, prioress of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, “guilty of having violated the Sixth Commandment of the Decalogue and her vow of chastity with a priest from outside the Diocese of Fort Worth.”

Based on this finding, as the pontifical commissary with authority over the monastery, Bishop Olson said he is dismissing Mother Teresa Agnes from the Order of Discalced Carmelites.

According to the decree, she has 30 days to appeal the decision to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of the Apostolic Life.

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Fort Worth Bishop Dismisses Carmelite Mother Superior in Diocese Dispute

Six-week-long canonical investigation culminates, as civil lawsuit proceeds.

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[Rev. Adam McKay PhD]

So the Bishop revealed what is really a private matter between consenting adults? Why is the priest unnamed? Obviously he is equally guilty so there is no need to protect his privacy.

 

[prodromos]

So the Bishop revealed what is really a private matter between consenting adults? Why is the priest unnamed? Obviously he is equally guilty so there is no need to protect his privacy.

Since you are new to the forums you are probably unaware of some of the specific rules relating to the congregational subforums.
If you click on a new thread, you should first check under which subforum the thead was created since if the thread is in one of the Christian Congregation subforums then if you are not a member of that particular congregation you may only post in fellowship or to ask questions. You are not permitted to debate the particular teaching of that congregation within their subforum. You are expected to show respect when visiting another congregation's subforum.

 

[Rev. Adam McKay PhD]

Since you are new to the forums you are probably unaware of some of the specific rules relating to the congregational subforums.
If you click on a new thread, you should first check under which subforum the thead was created since if the thread is in one of the Christian Congregation subforums then if you are not a member of that particular congregation you may only post in fellowship or to ask questions. You are not permitted to debate the particular teaching of that congregation within their subforum. You are expected to show respect when visiting another congregation's subforum.

I think the question marks indicated asking questions.

 

[prodromos]

I think the question marks indicated asking questions.

Your question implied disregard for Catholic teaching regarding the vows of celibacy taken by Catholic priests and monastics.

 

[Rev. Adam McKay PhD]

No, that was stated in the OP