Texas Carmelite Nuns Reject Vatican's Unilateral Decree
Curiously, this decision was taken without consulting the nuns, who learned of it after the decree was published by Bishop Olson of Forth Worth.
The nuns call this a "hostile takeover" of their community [and their valuable 72 acre/0.3 km2 property - almost the size of the 0.4 km2 Vatican - worth up to $20 million].
"To accept the decree would jeopardise the integrity of our monastery as a community, threatening the vocations of individual nuns, our liturgical and spiritual life and the material assets of the monastery," the nuns write.
They ask the Vatican to enter into direct dialogue with them, and say that the Vatican has not responded to their canonical appeal. In particular, they appealed against Bishop Olson after the Vatican appointed him, who is in open conflict with the nuns, as administrator of their convent in April 2023.
Interesting information: The nuns write that in the midst of the dark shadows of present problems they have found "new life and grace" in the riches of the Roman Rite. They had begun to explore the Holy Mass some time ago, but Bishop Olson opposed it.
The nuns "accept without reservation" the authority of Francis: "Likewise, we acknowledge that Michael Olson is the legitimate present Bishop of Fort Worth, with all the authority that office confers."
It seems that Mgr Olson has 'high moral standards' only for the rich traditional nuns whose superior had admitted to an online affair, while he is not known as a reformer among his own clergy.
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