Texas nuns ‘recognize’ Bishop Olson, reject ‘unauthorized’ authority

As a dispute in the Fort Worth diocese continues, a Vatican visitation seems likely.

An attorney for the Carmelite nuns of Arlington, Texas, issued a statement Wednesday which claimed both to recognize Bishop Michael Olson’s authority as diocesan bishop, and to reject his Vatican-conferred authority to intervene over the Carmelite community. 

Carmelite Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity, Arlington, Texas. Courtesy image.

The lawyer’s stat…