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Bishop Michael Olson
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Diocese of Fort Worth

Carmelites 'no longer recognize' Fort Worth bishop's authority

An Arlington, Texas, monastery of nuns has disavowed Bishop Michael Olson, with support from Archbishop Carlo Vigano

Michelle La Rosa
Aug 19, 2023
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The nuns at a Carmelite monastery in Arlington, Texas, announced Friday that they “no longer recognize the authority of” Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, an act that could see Olson declare the nuns in schism. 

Left: Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach. Right: Bishop Michael Olson.

“[W]e hereby state that, in conscience, we no longer recognize the authority of…

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