Posts Tagged ‘Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity’

Vatican reinstates Carmelite nun after bishop’s dismissal in Texas over affair with priest

Thursday, May 30th, 2024

The Holy See has reinstated a Carmelite mother superior nearly a year after the bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, dismissed her after alleged inappropriate conduct with a priest. Bishop Michael Olson issued a decree on June 1, 2023, dismissing Reverend Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach from religious life following a nearly six-week-long investigation into the affair. Read more

Vatican overturns Texas bishop’s dismissal of Carmelite nun but backs his investigation

Monday, May 27th, 2024

The Vatican has overturned a Texas bishop’s dismissal of a Carmelite nun from her order after she was accused of breaking her vow of chastity with a priest, weighing in on a power struggle and scandal that drew national attention. The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life found in favour Read more