The bishop - who has now been banned from the priory - threatened the nuns with excommunication in a saga that has rumbled on for months and sparked an intervention from the Vatican.
Catholic nuns in Texas have mutinied against their bishop and banned him from their monastery for"spiritual safety" in the latest salvo in a bizarre religious feud.
The last few months have seen a battle between the nuns and Bishop Olson inside and outside court, featuring claims of spying, threats of excommunication and an intervention from the Vatican.The saga centres around a group of nuns who live at the priory of the Most Holy Trinity in the city of Arlington, Texas.
"An ecclesiastical investigation into the report of the grave misconduct was initiated," the diocese said in a statement in May. On 18 August, a statement released on behalf of Reverend Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach and the chapter denied claims that had been made against them. The blistering statement ended with the nuns announcing that they no longer recognise the authority of Bishop Olson and forbid him and his officials from setting foot on monastery property.Did fear of apocalypse drive 'doomsday mom' to murder her children?In a statement the following day, Bishop Olson said the rejection of his authority"hurt me as a friend".
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