Texas bishop accused a sick nun of breaking her chastity vow

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A group of Texas nuns have sued a bishop and the Fort Worth Diocese in a dispute over an allegation that one of the nuns — who is seriously ill and uses a wheelchair and a feeding tube — broke her vow of chastity with a priest.

The Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Arlington have accused Bishop Michael Olson and the Fort Worth Diocese of waging an overzealous investigation into the alleged chastity vow violation, confiscating the nuns' phones and personal devices,"spying" on their texts and even personally showing up at their monastery to spend hours interrogating the nuns.

In Catholicism, a chastity vow is a promise of celibacy made by nuns and priests. The Diocese publicly announced its investigation into the chastity vow violation in a May 16 statement naming the Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach.

The priest, who is accused of engaging in sexual acts with the woman, was not named.


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May 24, 2023 17:40:05 GMT -5 🦍MAXX＞ⓤ said:

A group of Texas nuns have sued a bishop and the Fort Worth Diocese in a dispute over an allegation that one of the nuns — who is seriously ill and uses a wheelchair and a feeding tube — broke her vow of chastity with a priest.

The Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Arlington have accused Bishop Michael Olson and the Fort Worth Diocese of waging an overzealous investigation into the alleged chastity vow violation, confiscating the nuns' phones and personal devices,"spying" on their texts and even personally showing up at their monastery to spend hours interrogating the nuns.

In Catholicism, a chastity vow is a promise of celibacy made by nuns and priests. The Diocese publicly announced its investigation into the chastity vow violation in a May 16 statement naming the Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach.

The priest, who is accused of engaging in sexual acts with the woman, was not named.


www.yahoo.com/news/texas-bishop-accused-sick-nun-180215147.html

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[Rusty]

The Catholic church needs to catch up with the times. Let priests/ nuns marry, geez

[foxy]

I have heard testimonies of horrific instances of sadistic treatment of cloistered nuns. Nothing would surprise me.

[John]

Sin is a problem everywhere, including in the churches. I do think that Rusty has a point in that allowing Priests and Nuns to marry will reduce the temptation to fornicate, but nobody made them choose those positions. If they cannot control themselves, they should consider stepping down or perhaps becoming a Protestant? Perhaps they could just confess to a Priest, say some "Hail Marys" and be restored? One thing I have come to realize over the years is that even religious people sometimes fall into sin.