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Carmelite nuns reject new Vatican decree

Ronan — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:50:39 +0000

The Carmelite nuns who sued the Bishop of Fort Worth last year have fiercely rejected a new decree from Vatican City that they be governed by an association of monasteries, calling the decision a hostile takeover.

"We are not things to be traded or given away in backroom deals," the nuns wrote in a four-page response to the decree posted to their website Saturday afternoon.

The statement reaffirms their position that they do not recognise the authority of Bishop Michael Olson, with whom they have been in a dispute since April of last year.

It also says no one from the Association of Christ the King, the organisation the Vatican says now governs the monastery, is permitted on the grounds of the monastery in Arlington.

Carmelite nuns reject new Vatican decree

Arlington diocese asks teachers to take fidelity oath

admin — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:30:28 +0000

The US diocese of Arlington hopes to strengthen teaching in Catholic schools and churches by asking religious instructors to promise allegiance to the Church's teachings, even on controversial subjects.

"This is viewed as a positive gesture — one of community and communion, in which our catechists profess their faith in communion with Bishop Loverde, Pope Benedict, and the entire Church," diocesan communications director Michael Donohue said in a July 12 EWTN News interview.

While a small number of teachers say they cannot take the fidelity oath, Donohue said a "far greater number" have told the diocese they see the profession of faith as "a positive gesture."

Arlington diocese asks teachers to take fidelity oath