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Texas Bishop Ousts Carmelite Mother after Getting Vatican Backing in Ongoing Conflict...

VESTIGE OF FEAR
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NOT TO REMAIN SILENT
“I ask you not to remain silent when you meet with wrongdoing, but to speak out and act to correct a situation that is offensive to your God and destructive to your soul.” - Our Lady, November 20, 1979

"This evil has penetrated far into the very heart of My House.  You must now turn back and restore My House.  I, your God, give you this command for the salvation of your own soul." - Jesus, August 21, 1976

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LifeSiteNews.com reported on June 1, 2023:

by Michael Haynes

In a stunning move, Bishop Michael Olson of Texas has unilaterally moved to dismiss a Carmelite nun from the entire religious order, claiming that he found her guilty of violating the sixth commandment with an unnamed priest.

In a statement issued June 1, the Diocese of Fort Worth announced that Bishop Michael Olson had deemed Mother Teresa Agnes (Gerlach) of the Monastery of Saint Joseph of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns, to have violated her vows of chastity. 

The statement reads:

Upon conclusion of an investigation initiated on April 24, 2023, the Most Reverend Michael F. Olson, Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth and Pontifical Commissary of the Monastery in Arlington, Texas, found the Reverend Mother Teresa Agnes (Gerlach) of Jesus Crucified, O.C.D. (née Lisa Marie Gerlach), Prioress of the Monastery, guilty of having violated the sixth commandment of the Decalogue and her vow of chastity with a priest from outside the Diocese of Fort Worth.

“Therefore,” it continued, “as Pontifical Commissary of the Monastery in Arlington, Texas, and as the Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Bishop Olson dismissed Mother Teresa Agnes from the Order of Discalced Carmelites in accord with cann. 695 §1 and 699 §2 CIC. She has thirty days to appeal this decision to the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of the Apostolic Life.”

The stunning move comes just over 24 hours after the diocese announced on May 31 that Olson had been deemed the “Pontifical Commissary” by the Vatican in the case surrounding the Carmelite monastery. That decree, which came from the Congregation (Dicastery) for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of the Apostolic Life (CICLSAL), was signed by the dicastery’s secretary Archbishop Jose Carballo, (rather than its prefect,) and appointed Olson as the “Pontifical Commissary” of the Monastery of Saint Joseph of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns.

The decree also stated that Olson has, regarding the monastery, “full governing powers and with the faculty to appoint, if necessary, the nuns to assume the role of overseer of the community members.”

However, even that decree from the Vatican was riddled with issues, as noted by the nuns’ civil attorney, who highlighted three issues which, he argued, could even render the document invalid.

The Vatican’s decree was signed May 31, and retroactively approved all of Olson’s actions against the convent – actions which the nuns have described in a civil suit as being both canonically and civilly illegal, as well as “unholy, unwarranted” and “pure evil.”

Reacting to the bishop’s dismissal, Matthew Bobo – the nuns’ lawyer – called the move “absolutely unjust and unconscionable in the light of moral, canonical and natural law.”

“Mother Superior will be appealing this immoral and unjust decision that is not subject to canonical action. In addition, the civil lawsuit will continue full speed ahead,” he stated. “During this month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we ask for all the lay faithful to pray for reparation to our Lord’s pierced heart for the Reverend Mother Teresa of Jesus Crucified. Her sufferings as a true scapegoat will be lifted up by Our crucified and risen Lord!”

Under what canonical grounds?

With this sudden development and two short statements, Bishop Olson has moved to dismiss a Carmelite nun of over 30 years, and the Prioress of the Monastery, in less than six weeks.

He cited Canons 695 §1 and 699 §2 in doing so: canons which have been amended by Pope Francis in recent years. 

Canon 695 §1 now states that a member of a religious institute “must be dismissed for the delicts mentioned in cann. 1397, 1398, and 1395, unless in the delicts mentioned in can. 1395, §2, the superior decides that dismissal is not completely necessary and that correction of the member, restitution of justice, and reparation of scandal can be resolved sufficiently in another way.” 

The relevant of those three canons mentioned would be 1395 and 1398. Canon 1396 deals with the issue of a “cleric,” who may be “eventually…dismissed from the clerical state” if he persists in a sin against the sixth commandment – “which causes scandal” – in defiance of many warnings.  

Canon 1398 §2 deals with any member of “a religious institute of consecrated life or of a society of apostolic life, or a member of the faithful who enjoys a dignity or performs an office or function in the Church who commits an offence” against a minor or against a person with “imperfect use of reason,” or who uses their authority to force someone into a sexual sin. In these cases, the reformed Canon Law states that such an individual is to be punished according to Canon 1336 §2-4. 

These penalties range from orders to remain in a certain place, a ban on exercising one’s office, the “deprivation” of all or some offices, or the dismissal from the clerical state.

Mother Teresa is not technically a cleric, and thus Olson must be acting against her under the conditions of Canon 1398 §2, and 1336 §2-4.

But acting in such speed does not suggest that a thorough or balanced investigation took place, given that less than six weeks have passed from its start to the conclusion – and a conclusion which has resulted in the startling and rare occurrence of dismissal from a religious order. 

Such a conclusion to an incredibly brief “investigation” also comes in the face of the numerous canonical irregularities regarding the Vatican’s document approving of Olson’s actions – irregularities which the nuns’ lawyer highlighted a little over 24 hours ago when the document was released.

However, Olson has the backing of the CICLSAL, and specifically the CICLSAL’s secretary Archbishop Jose Carballo, who has a record of moving to quash traditional or cloistered communities.

As highlighted by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, Carballo acted similarly when moving to crush the traditional Benedictine convent of Pienza in recent months. Two of his decrees, issued in January 2023, bore the date of 2014 and 2017 respectively – an issue which Carballo repeated in his May 31 decree to Olson, which was dated 2020.

Carballo, Viganò argues – drawing on his own experience in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State and then the Diplomatic Corps – is chiefly responsible for the “financial collapse of the Order of Friars Minor Franciscans” as well as having played a key role in the “persecution” of the Franciscans of the Immaculate.

Investigation begun

Bishop Olson instigated his investigation on April 24, when he gave the nuns thirty minutes notice before arriving at the convent, where he “demanded” to question Mother Teresa Agnes and her full-time care provider, Sr. Francis Therese. Mother Teresa uses a catheter, feeding tube, and an intravenous drip for 10 hours a day.

Stipulating where Mother Teresa was to “eat, sit, talk to, whether she can use technology and whether and when she could leave the monastery,” Olson added a warning of her dismissal from the monastery if she attempted to make a phone call without prior approval from an “administrator.” Technological items, such as her phone and iPad, were removed by the diocese.

The April 24 interrogation of Mother Teresa was reportedly conducted while she was under the influence of high-dosage medication, prior to undergoing a medical procedure the very next day.

Following his sudden inquisition at the monastery, the nuns sought civil, legal counsel and then informed the bishop that he was welcome to question the remainder of the community but only if he informed the nuns what the meeting was about. At this, Olson reportedly “threw a juvenile and unseemly temper tantrum, in an agitated and raised voice claimed that the Monastery was shut down and no Mass would be offered for the Sisters or the parishioners, slammed the door and left the Monastery.”

The nuns filed their suit against the bishop on May 3, and Olson responded by making the groundbreaking move of publicly announcing on May 16 that Mother Agnes had been accused of committing “sins against the Sixth Commandment” with a priest.

As revealed by their lawyer, Mathew Bobo, in a statement May 30, Olson told the Carmelites in the past few days that their lawsuit had “incited hatred and animosity against me because of my initiation of the investigation.” As a result, the bishop moved to prohibit any provision of Mass or Confession at the monastery, saying the two sacraments “cannot be conveniently provided” at this time. 

Such a move also directly affected the faithful who attend Mass at the convent.

While announcing the Mass restrictions, Olson repeated in the public sphere the allegation regarding Mother Teresa’s alleged sin against the sixth commandment – a sin which the nun of 30 years is alleged to have committed with an unnamed priest from outside of the diocese. 

When questioned previously by LifeSiteNews, the diocese did not respond to its request for any details about the alleged instances of sexual sins, nor how they were supposed to have taken place between a cloistered nun and a priest from a different diocese. As yet, no further details regarding the unnamed priest have emerged.

The diocese restated on June 1 that it was unable to expand on the statements which have been issued online.

Mass reinstated

In a separate statement also on June 1, Olson announced that due to the passage of time, and having completed the investigation into Mother Teresa’s much alluded to, but never defined, “grave misconduct” – resulting in her dismissal from the Carmelites – Masses would be reinstated as of June 7. 

However, due to the nuns “pending lawsuit,” Olson stipulated that the lay faithful would still be penalized as “Mass will remain closed to the participation of the lay faithful for the time being.”

“The only Mass intention will be for the restoration of peace and good order of the Monastery,” he stated. “In addition, Bishop Olson is in the process of arranging regular Confessions for the nuns. Please pray for the sisters of the Monastery and for Bishop Olson.”

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NO EXCUSES, NO RATIONALIZATION
"The Father sends the spirit, the soul, into the body. At the moment of conception a life is created. Therefore, all who murder the unborn have taken upon themselves the judgment over life and death of an individual, a living creation of God. And as such, he is guilty of breaking the Commandment of the Father: 'Thou shalt not kill!' And all who do not make compensation, repent of their sin, are eternally condemned to the damnation and fires of hell!
     "No excuses, no rationalization is accepted by the Father. He is the final judge. You cannot judge each other. However, you cannot shut your heart and your eyes and your ears to what goes on about you--murder by the thousands!” – Our Lady, September 28, 1974 

TRY TO COUNSEL IN GOOD FAITH AND CHARITY
"My children, pray constantly, and in true charity, pray for your cardinals and your bishops. Many shall fall because of too few prayers and acts of sacrifice for them. They do not have a special passport to Heaven. But they, too, have a human nature that must be constantly on guard, and fighting Lucifer and his agents. Pray for them. Do not judge, but try to counsel in good faith and charity." – Jesus, November 20, 1979 

MAN SHALL NOT CONSORT WITH EVIL
“Recognize the faces of evil about you. Man must not judge his neighbor. However, he shall not consort with evil. Man shall not condone evil or rationalize sin. Homosexuality is an abomination in the eyes of God and man! The Creator condemns those who do not repent of this sin.” – Our Lady, August 5, 1977 

BE NOT TOO QUICK TO JUDGE
"Pray for your pastors. Be not too quick to judge, but do not condone evil.” – Our Lady, September 7, 1976 

AVOID THE OCCASIONS OF SIN
"I ask you not to single out or judge another. But I ask you and counsel you as your Mother to avoid the occasions of sin.
     "Pray for your brothers and sisters. Pray that you do not become victim to the governing powers of your world now. Lucifer, the prince of darkness, walks your earth, loosed from hell. He is gathering fast his armies. If you align yourself with him, you will be forever damned. He will buy your favors, for many now are selling their souls to get to the head.” – Our Lady, August 4, 1979 

SIN MUST NOT BE CONDONED
"My children, the Eternal Father has a plan for each and every life upon earth. Sin must not be condoned. We ask you not to judge your sisters or your brothers, but neither will you condone sin with permissiveness or compromise.” – Our Lady, September 13, 1978 

SPEAK OUT AGAINST EVIL AND PRAY
"Man is human, subject to error. God is Divine. He turns all evil to good. So stand forth, do not procrastinate. Do not judge. Speak out against evil and pray.” – Our Lady, August 5, 1973 

YOU CANNOT SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING
"I ask you to not set yourselves up to judge your brothers and sisters, but you cannot sit back and do nothing or say nothing, for good works kept in a closed mouth is like putting messes of meat upon a dead man's grave. Prayers without works, My children, will not give you the strength to conquer the evil. By your example, your good example of modesty and faith, you will bring many back onto the road to Heaven.” – Our Lady, February 1, 1977 

LATIN TO REMAIN
"It was the will of the Eternal Father that one universal language be used along with, in comparison with, together with the language of the land. This universal language, Latin, befit and was chosen by the Eternal Father as a universal language for the universal Church, the Roman Catholic Church under the leadership of Pope Paul VI, the successor of Peter....
    "Because of the fall in Babylon, many new languages were given because of the sin of Babylon. Therefore, as a member of one country, My children, with a universal language, you carried with you your own country's translation, and were you to visit abroad, you could enter upon any foreign edifice, Church of My Son, and feel comfortable and in one with the man, the priest, the one chosen by My Son to represent Him in His House.
    "If you were, My child, to go from your United States to France, could you understand the words in French? But, My child, you would recognize the words in Latin and you would have your book with you to read in your American language, just as those in France could read in their French language, bringing upon the world a beautiful and common bond of language among all who have been given the grace to be called to the Roman Catholic Church of My Son.
    "Do not leave My Son's Church though, My children, because they have taken this language from among you. You must wait and persevere and weep with My Son for this defilement by man."  - Our Lady, April 10, 1976

YOU WILL STOP EXPERIMENTING
"My child and My children, I come once more with an urgent and pleading message to the hierarchy in the Church, My Church upon earth. I want you to know now that We look upon you and find many that do not fall into grace. They are falling out of grace and misleading many of Our sheep.
     "Therefore, I warn you now as your God: You will stop your intricacies within My Church. You will stop experimenting. I gave you the rules to follow many years ago, two thousand years approximately. And why now, two thousand years later, do you deem it necessary to change My Church upon earth? I, your God, say to you, you will be judged accordingly. You will return My Church to its former glory, and in that manner you will have more vocations and more entering the seminaries, and not fleeing from them as they hear the heresies and all other innovations that are going on within My Church. This is My last and final word to My clergy: Change now or suffer a just punishment and banishment." - Jesus, June 18, 1986

RETURN TO YOUR TRADITIONAL RITES
”I send to My clergy, those whom I have given the grace to represent Heaven upon earth, this warning: You must now return to your traditional rites! You must restore My House from its crumbling exterior and rotting interior. You must rebuild what you seek to destroy--now!
     "Many who call themselves My chosen ones have set themselves to destroy from within. Your actions have not gone by unnoticed by the Eternal Father. Error, deception, deceit, in the guise of sanctity and piousness! You are unmasked before the Eternal Father. You shall start little by little and repair the foundation, or you shall be within and destroy.
     "I look upon all manner of abominations being committed in My House. Do you think you will go much longer without chastisement? Awaken from your slumber, My clergy! You deceive no one!”  - Jesus, November 22, 1975

CHANGES MUST BE STOPPED AND REVERSED
"There is no excuse accepted now by the Eternal Father among the clergy, who now offend the Eternal Father by misleading the children of God upon earth. The experimentation and changes must be stopped and reversed! There is no other course.” – Our Lady, August 4, 1979 

“RESTORE MY HOUSE!”
"My Mother has given you My way. It is a simple road that must be followed. The rules have been given to you that must not be changed, as you cater to the basic carnal nature of man, a generation that has fallen! You will not make changes within My House, for you have dispersed My sheep. You will restore My House to its former glory. Strip you hearts of your pride! Recognize your errors and restore My House!
     "I say this to you for your Creator, as your God: Restore My House, or I shall come down and restore it Myself with a firm hand! And shall you stand before Me, O pastors, and say that your teachings have been pure in My sight? I shall take you and spit you out as spittle into the fires of eternal damnation! Vermin that came out of the flowers!”  – Jesus, December 28, 1976 

DO NOT ACCEPT
"My children, you must retain Tradition; you must retain a firm foundation of your faith by keeping all of the good publications. Do not accept the changes that have been made by satan to seduce your souls.” – Jesus, November 19, 1977 

YOU HAVE STRAYED
"O My children, how far you have strayed from the truth! The knowledge given to you by your prophets were written down in truth to guide you, but now you change the words to suit your basic carnal human natures. Go back and read, My children, the true words of your prophets. But do not accept changes in the Book, for these changes have been promoted by satan. Heresy, O mournful heresy, whatever shall become of you!
     "Parents, I caution you anew to guard the souls of your children by your teaching and example. You cannot save your children's souls by giving them to false teachers and the world, for the world has now been given to satan.” – Our Lady, June 5, 1976 

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Vatican II, part 1: Infiltration of the Church
https://www.tldm.org/News6/VaticanII-1.htm

Vatican II, part 2: Dark clouds forming before Vatican II
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Vatican II, part 3: the satanic revolution gains momentum at the Council
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Links…

Mass appeal to Latin tradition, Washington Times, October 28, 2007
http://washingtontimes.com/article/20071028/NATION/110280043/1001

Latin Mass returns to Mexico City's cathedral, California Catholic
http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=ff5cc479-c389-4714-894f-3c26f58d2668

Why Latin? The Latin Mass Society of Ireland
http://indigo.ie/~colmgren/latsoc/template/latin_hist.htm

The Popes on the Latin language, Una Voce
http://www.unavoce.org/popes.htm

Pope John Paul II strongly encourages use of “immortal language”, Una Voce
http://www.unavoce.org/popelatin.htm

The Sacredness of Tradition, by Alice Von Hildebrand

Una Voce website
www.unavoce.org

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