Bishop Michael Olson says claims he or the Fort Worth Diocese planted drugs at an Arlington monastery amid an ongoing fight with the nuns who live there are "false and baseless." A lawyer representing the nuns says the anonymously-sourced photos are "without merit."
Olson released an eight-minute video on YouTube on Sunday, June 11, (embedded below) addressing the ongoing controversy between the diocese and The Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Arlington.
The controversy began when the diocese said a nun at the monastery admitted to breaking her vow of chastity with a priest from another diocese. Since that time, the nuns have filed a lawsuit, claiming the Diocese of Fort Worth has abused its power and invaded their privacy by seizing and copying their electronic devices.
The bishop said Sunday he was told in April that Mother Teresa Agnes voluntarily admitted outside of confession that she had broken her vow of chastity and that the act was consensual. Olson said she repeatedly admitted to church officials she'd broken her vow and that he was present when she admitted it for a fifth time and that she freely identified to him the priest involved. Olson said the conversation with Teresa Agnes took place a day before she had a medical procedure and that she was clear and lucid and not under anesthesia and that claims to the contrary are false and untrue.
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