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Diocese of Fort Worth

Sex, money, and cloistered nuns? The strange case of Bishop Olson and the Fort Worth Carmelites

Carmelite nuns in Texas have filed a lawsuit against their bishop - and the story is still unfolding.

The Pillar
May 26, 2023
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A monastery of Carmelite nuns says a Texas bishop has threatened them all with dismissal from their order, as he conducts an investigation into an alleged offense by the convent’s superior. 

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While the diocese says the nun admitted to sexual misconduct, the Carmelites have filed for a restraining order against the bishop, and claim their supe…

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