'Dangerously Rebellious' Nuns Stage Mutiny Against Bishop

[Jilly_in_VA]

A group of nuns in Texas has declared that they no longer recognize the authority of an embattled Fort Worth bishop, the latest twist in a saga that began when he accused one of their order of violating her vow of chastity.

In a statement, the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns alleged that, over the past four months, they had been “subjected to unprecedented interference, intimidation, aggression, private and public humiliation and spiritual manipulation” by Bishop Michael Olson.

They claimed that Olson had shouted at nuns, violated their privacy, and humiliated them “in private and in public when they protest that their rights have been ignored.”

“No one who abuses us as has the current Bishop of Fort Worth, has any right to our cooperation or obedience,” the nuns said. “For our own spiritual and psychological safety, and in justice, we must remain independent of this Bishop until such time as he repents of the abuse to which he has subjected us, apologizes in person to our community for it and accepts to make due public reparation.”

Olson and his representatives are also banned from coming onto the property of the order’s 70-acre Arlington monastery, they added.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/dangerously-rebellious-texas-nuns-ban-bishop-michael-olson-for-spiritual-safety

I'd say, good for the nuns. From what I know of US Catholic bishops, most of them are far-right crazies.