Carmelite Prioress: "I Am A Nun, And.... Then You Fall"
Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson argued on June 27 in a Texas courtroom that a civil court has no jurisdiction over the lawsuit filed by Arlington Carmelite nuns, PillarCatholic.com reports.
In her $1M lawsuit, Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach, 43, says that Olson defamed her, invaded her privacy, and stole information from electronic devices.
Olson's lawyer played a 30-minute tape of his April deposition of Mother Teresa. She admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with a Raleigh priest insisting that it was not in person but by phone or video chat.
She blamed her health problems, having been heavily medicated since late 2022 with a confused brain, "I would never do anything like that. I'm a nun, and … then you fall", she said.
Olson responded on the April tape that then she “shouldn't be the prioress.” He dismissed the prioress from religious life on June 1 after Francis appointed him superior of the monastery.
The issue of marijuana use at the convent also came up.
Judge Donald Cosby said he wanted to review the evidence before making a decision on jurisdiction.
In Francis' Church, consensual fornication by priests is tolerated and usually punished only to serve other interests.
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In her $1M lawsuit, Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach, 43, says that Olson defamed her, invaded her privacy, and stole information from electronic devices.
Olson's lawyer played a 30-minute tape of his April deposition of Mother Teresa. She admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with a Raleigh priest insisting that it was not in person but by phone or video chat.
She blamed her health problems, having been heavily medicated since late 2022 with a confused brain, "I would never do anything like that. I'm a nun, and … then you fall", she said.
Olson responded on the April tape that then she “shouldn't be the prioress.” He dismissed the prioress from religious life on June 1 after Francis appointed him superior of the monastery.
The issue of marijuana use at the convent also came up.
Judge Donald Cosby said he wanted to review the evidence before making a decision on jurisdiction.
In Francis' Church, consensual fornication by priests is tolerated and usually punished only to serve other interests.
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