The Carmelite nuns of Arlington, Texas, are receiving the sacraments
from two suspended priests, Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth announced
(18 July).
According to Monsignor Olson, the two suspended
priests are Father Christopher Clay and Father Marshall Roberts. Both
priests are accused of homosexual abuse of minors.
They belonged
to the Society of St John. This group was founded in 1997 by dismissed
members of the Priestly Fraternity of St Pius X. The Society of St John
cause big scandals, both of homosexual and financial nature. It was
suppressed in 2004. Roberts was one of the founders of the Society of St
John.
The Arlington nuns and Bishop Olson have been in an ongoing dispute since May 2023 that has been bitter and at times bizarre.
The diocese filed a complaint about drug abuse in the monastery, but the police closed the investigation.
The bishop had the Carmel searched for evidence.
The
nuns filed a lawsuit against the diocese for trespassing. It was
dismissed by a court in July 2023. Another case brought by the nuns was
withdrawn by the nuns themselves.
The superior of the nuns has
admitted on tape to violating her vow of chastity (telephone sex). Her
alleged partner is a priest of the Raleigh diocese who lived for a time
with the 'Transalpine Redemptorists'.
The Vatican initially appointed Olsen [=the enemy] as delegate for the monastery.
In April 2024 the leadership was transferred on paper to the president of the Carmelite association 'Christ the King'.
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