Bp. Michael Olson & Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach

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  • 4/24/2023 meeting at Carmelite Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity, Arlington, Texas
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  • @diannediaz5912
    @diannediaz5912 Год назад +10

    It IS a messy situation. But...
    GOD is where ever the mess is....loving, compassionate, merciful, patient....and inviting those who created or are IN.THE MESS to seek his counsel. The Advocate is always available and accessible to each and every one of us. Thanks Christine....you are a courageous and honest soul.

  • @RolandoAlagde-dq8ih
    @RolandoAlagde-dq8ih 4 месяца назад +1

    Pray for the church, the bishop and the community .... and the redemption of those who sinned against their vows.

  • @theresaclancy6091
    @theresaclancy6091 9 месяцев назад +3

    God is watching and won't be mocked!!!

    • @_rob_.
      @_rob_. 8 месяцев назад

      Sure He will be.
      That's why He said what the penalty was for doing it.

  • @gustavovilla45
    @gustavovilla45 Год назад +14

    Christine thanks for posting this. Hope everyone can see our Bishop Olson is not a monster like many Catholic brothers and sister talk about. Thank you Christine for everything you do.

    • @gustavovilla45
      @gustavovilla45 Год назад

      @GeorgeGeorge-by2lf here we go. When the nuns decided to take it to secular court, it was going to be made known regardless. That's why the nuns should have gone canonical court instead. It's public now. Instead of being scandalized about it. How about praying for the bishop and nuns.

    • @noralynripps7219
      @noralynripps7219 Год назад

      The Archbishop Carballo who made Bishop Olson "commissary" was one of three corrupt treasurers who bankrupted his own Order. and was never taken to trial. Look it up. For the last 10 years he has been destroying monastic houses of women. In fact, he's on record for stating monastic orders of women are useless and are no longer needed or welcome by the Church. So the houses are defamed, Carballo used Cor Orans to go in and seize the property and financial assets, they then strip the Nuns of their vows and throw them out. Their property is sold as resorts, or to developers or used as immigrant centers. You can find it on the Church Militant site. It's been happening all over the world especially Europe for the last 10 years!

  • @keepers...
    @keepers... 7 месяцев назад +3

    Very painful as the "merciful" Bp Olson continues to scourge Mother with gaslighting.

  • @patallenhurst3043
    @patallenhurst3043 Год назад +7

    Christine can you please explain if the process was canonically legal?

  • @wordmadeflesh9217
    @wordmadeflesh9217 Год назад +17

    Take this off the internet NOW!!!! What do you intend to achieve by posting this? Do all parties involved permit you to post this?

    • @LambofGodKnock
      @LambofGodKnock Год назад

      Our clergy need to be transparent.

    • @wordmadeflesh9217
      @wordmadeflesh9217 Год назад +4

      @@LambofGodKnock transparency doesn't mean exposing people's weaknesses. Take a look at John 8:7.

    • @LambofGodKnock
      @LambofGodKnock Год назад

      @@wordmadeflesh9217 tell that to McCarrick's victims.

    • @wordmadeflesh9217
      @wordmadeflesh9217 Год назад +2

      @@LambofGodKnock Not same thing. Now you're veering away to "criminal acts."

    • @lvlc5
      @lvlc5 Год назад +2

      It became public the moment they filed the lawsuit in civil court.

  • @loriw.9653
    @loriw.9653 Год назад +18

    I noticed that no notice was given that they were being recorded, nor did Mother Teresa give her permission to be recorded.
    No specific sin was confessed, just a sin, over the phone, of the 6th commandment. For instance, for a priest and nun to form an attachment and declare that attachment would be considered for a religious a sin against the 6th commandment. No sex involved. The Bishop told her this was all confidential, then smeared her reputation all over the diocesean website was deplorable. This tape only represents his first visit and not not his subsequent visit where he raged at the sisters, per the lawsuit filings.

    • @noralynripps7219
      @noralynripps7219 Год назад

      Don't forget he conveniently had photographs that he said were illegal drugs in the monastery! I pulled those two pics into Google lens and it was all trash. Then he sent 3 unidentified people to the news once again to defame the Nuns. The Bishop has been using the newspaper, RUclips and TV stations to defame the Nuns all along. All of which is breaking canon law! There is no Christ in this man!

    • @Anchoress1
      @Anchoress1 Год назад

      Ask him about Wichita Kansas wasn't he accused of some kind of aberration they're sexual aberration?

    • @CortesVe
      @CortesVe Год назад +4

      This.recording was edited - The original recording we can hear the Bishop introducing the person coming in with him and their role. The Sister was aware of the recording. In such cases, a Bishop does not go alone. The recording is necessary for further investigation.
      This recording cut the part.the sisters says the name of the priest.

    • @PBXVIILY
      @PBXVIILY Год назад

      She lied and filed a bogus lawsuit! She can add lying 🤥 to her list. What a hypocrite misleading the faithful. She admitted to sexual relations with the Priest.

    • @noralynripps7219
      @noralynripps7219 Год назад +1

      It's all been about seizing property and assets. That's what ArchbCarballo has been doing in Europe and other places, and Bishop Olson bought into it. It's about the defamation and destruction of contemplative monasteries of women. Then sell the property for a resort or to developers for hotels, apartments. Look it up. Church Militant has many articles

  • @l.florentina2395
    @l.florentina2395 Год назад +17

    How come a private talk with th Prioress is recorded and is now in you tube ? Shame for the Bishop.

    • @nuca5104
      @nuca5104 11 месяцев назад +3

      They were suing him for $1m and defaming him for her crimes... shame on them more like.

    • @Caocao8888
      @Caocao8888 4 месяца назад

      Never forget the Sixth Commandment.

    • @luzvargas76
      @luzvargas76 3 месяца назад

      The nuns are rebelling against God, She admitted to violating her chastity with a preist on audio.
      Romans 13
      1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
      2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

  • @brodyhagemeier9356
    @brodyhagemeier9356 Год назад +5

    This unveils the mystery behind the (likely false) accusations. Thank you for sharing!

    • @gabolujan3109
      @gabolujan3109 Год назад +1

      Bishops

    • @gabolujan3109
      @gabolujan3109 Год назад +1

      Nuns

    • @gabolujan3109
      @gabolujan3109 Год назад

      Non denominational churches is where everyone is going now

    • @brodyhagemeier9356
      @brodyhagemeier9356 Год назад +3

      @@gabolujan3109 Jesus Christ started the Holy Roman Catholic Church.

    • @gabolujan3109
      @gabolujan3109 Год назад

      @@brodyhagemeier9356 and look how that’s been going… it’s gone to shit.

  • @classicalliberalarts
    @classicalliberalarts Год назад +9

    Very impressed and proud of Bishop Olson's handling of this difficult situation. God bless our bishops.

    • @keepers...
      @keepers... 7 месяцев назад +2

      He's totally gaslighting Mother. What a narcissist!

  • @O_Rei
    @O_Rei Год назад +5

    Was this before or after they took the matter to the civil courts?

  • @EdimentalGardens
    @EdimentalGardens 3 месяца назад

    As an update, the Vatican has reinstated the sister. There’s obviously A LOT more to this story. There’s a good article by Molly Olmstead in Slate, called “Having Nun of It.”

    • @ChristineNiles1
      @ChristineNiles1  3 месяца назад

      Yes, I wrote on the development here:
      stellamaris.media/f/texas-nuns-get-sharp-rebuke-from-vatican

  • @Anchoress1
    @Anchoress1 Год назад +5

    Remove this bishop

    • @gabolujan3109
      @gabolujan3109 Год назад +1

      Remove this comment!!!! Now!

    • @luzvargas76
      @luzvargas76 3 месяца назад

      The nuns are rebelling against God, She admitted to violating her chastity with a preist on audio.
      Romans 13
      1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
      2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

  • @DavidConfiance
    @DavidConfiance Год назад +5

    He did so well

  • @haleykimball9013
    @haleykimball9013 4 месяца назад

    Why are so many comments defending this sister. She fell into sin, obviously. She is human but took supernatural vows to Christ and the Church. The bishops demeanour is calm, collected. No shouting or yelling.
    We must pray for our Holy Mother Church that God raises up Holy priests and nuns

  • @Anchoress1
    @Anchoress1 Год назад +5

    Don't trust him! Beware!

    • @gabolujan3109
      @gabolujan3109 Год назад +1

      Don’t trust you!

    • @luzvargas76
      @luzvargas76 3 месяца назад

      The nuns are rebelling against God, She admitted to violating her chastity with a preist on audio.
      Romans 13
      1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
      2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

  • @Anchoress1
    @Anchoress1 Год назад +4

    What a spectacle ! Odd

  • @thekolnik
    @thekolnik 3 месяца назад

    I think this is awful. None of this should be public.
    In the USA we have this misconception that we have certain untouchable rights, and we do when it comes to acting within the law. But privacy rights can be revoked when they are brought to PUBLIC court.
    In the Catholic church there are laws that govern Catholic behavior among clergy, religious orders, and lay people.... and each are subject to different laws. When these laws are violated there are consequences in a religious, Catholic context. This sister was having her position of authority taken away for violating the rules of her religious order. This bishop was carrying out those consequences. None of this was of a civil matter (I.E. sexual abuse of a minor) and therefore was being handled via private investigation within a Catholic law context in a discrete manner.
    Whether you agree with the Catholic rules or not those are the rules. This recording was FOR A NON PUBLIC, INVESTIGATION on a matter of non-civil, religious law.
    The only reason her privacy was violated was because she brought a religious matter to public civil court, which ironically has the authority to revoke her rights to privacy. None of this would have seen the light of day if it had been kept within the Church investigation.

  • @Anchoress1
    @Anchoress1 Год назад +3

    The priest is Father Philip Johnson of the Diocese of Raleigh North Carolina. He lived with the community mentioned as a novice and then left resigned and returned to North Carolina he must have used the name Bernard Marie when he was in the community as a novice

    • @noralynripps7219
      @noralynripps7219 Год назад +2

      He was a chaplain at the Traverse City, Michigan Discalced Carmelite Monastery. He was never in Texas, never in Arlington. In fact, he was a novice in a men's order up north.

    • @EdimentalGardens
      @EdimentalGardens 3 месяца назад

      Incorrect. He was never at this convent. And nothing happened between these two in person

  • @njohn6995
    @njohn6995 Год назад +4

    Who in his right mind could have advised to the nuns to take this issue to court ?

    • @johnruplinger3133
      @johnruplinger3133 Год назад +8

      It's about the property. The bishop has made himself Superior of the monastery. They are trying to keep their property.

    • @loriw.9653
      @loriw.9653 Год назад +5

      Go online and read the lawsuit they filed with the court. It's all in there.

    • @sassy2bsure244
      @sassy2bsure244 Год назад +4

      So who knew this conversion being recorded??

    • @theresejesu4296
      @theresejesu4296 Год назад +1

      It is Canon Law that brings civil law to bear on the taking of possessions:
      Can. 1500 The prescripts of the civil law of the place where the object whose possession is in
      question is located are to be observed regarding the nature and force of a possessory action."

    • @loriw.9653
      @loriw.9653 Год назад +1

      @@sassy2bsure244 Don't know. The fact of it being recorded was not stated on the tape, nor did Mother give her permission to be recorded.

  • @janicegill432
    @janicegill432 Год назад +5

    The sister needs the very best Lawyer before she hands over her phone

    • @gabolujan3109
      @gabolujan3109 Год назад +2

      Why? She cheated on her vows. She needs to leave the convent and let someone else take over.

    • @maryharrington8983
      @maryharrington8983 Год назад

      Isn't that what Reconciliation is for? Priests too numerous to count cheat on their vows and carry on. Why is she singled out to leave?@@gabolujan3109

    • @mgw9562
      @mgw9562 Год назад +2

      Church Property. The good Bishop pays the bills. Don't Carms take a vow of poverty? Anyway don't confuse Church law with Secular Law. Separation of Church and State, Remember that one?

    • @gabolujan3109
      @gabolujan3109 Год назад

      @@mgw9562 trump2024!!!

    • @Titadj
      @Titadj Год назад

      I’m surprised Mother even has a cell phone in the cloister.

  • @janicegill432
    @janicegill432 Год назад +10

    This is a disgrace 😢 How The Bishop is treating the Sister Pope Francis is trying to destroy the sisters She is very beautiful and that's why they are trying to destroy her Stay strong Sister it's a Man's world of decay

    • @gabolujan3109
      @gabolujan3109 Год назад

      You’re not a Catholic are you?

    • @marysmith9083
      @marysmith9083 Год назад +1

      I absolutely agree Janice 😢

    • @hightorychad4221
      @hightorychad4221 Год назад

      POV: your brain on feminism

    • @SolidSnake0
      @SolidSnake0 4 месяца назад +2

      She's admitted it. What do you mean? I'm no Francis apologist, but she literally admitted it.

    • @luzvargas76
      @luzvargas76 3 месяца назад

      The nuns are rebelling against God, She admitted to violating her chastity with a preist on audio.
      Romans 13
      1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
      2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

  • @metrosea
    @metrosea Год назад

    So what is happening to the Priest that was involved?

    • @ChristineNiles1
      @ChristineNiles1  Год назад +1

      He's been suspended.

    • @metrosea
      @metrosea Год назад

      @@ChristineNiles1 thank you Christine. I really appreciate your reporting and showing all sides of the story

  • @marysmith9083
    @marysmith9083 Год назад

    How many years ago was this supposed to have happened? Bishops is out talking her on tape. 🤦‍♀️

  • @mrs._cat1007
    @mrs._cat1007 Год назад +3

    Is this the Ft. worth Bishop that hands out annulments like candy in the church?
    If so, I don’t trust him. He or his staff is surpassing God’s law and making their own choices instead of following the laws of Christ’s Church.

  • @thecatholicman
    @thecatholicman Год назад +17

    The Bishop seems very reasonable and very kind.

    • @carmeloortiz5993
      @carmeloortiz5993 Год назад +10

      Taking a vow is a serious business. We need to pray for those who chose this vocation, please pray for Mother Gerlach, she's going to need our prayers.

    • @janicegill432
      @janicegill432 Год назад +3

      I don't think so the bishop is evil

    • @AGHORNATH18
      @AGHORNATH18 Год назад +2

      Thats what they said about Fr Jackson.😂😂😂

    • @marm6777
      @marm6777 Год назад +4

      A priest who abused children are only move around to different parishes , but a grown up nun who has a consentual relationship with a grown up priest is put through the fire. 😮 and who is the priest and why is he not being g questioned and ask to present his resignation???

    • @marm6777
      @marm6777 Год назад +3

      He is a Wolf in sheep's clothing.

  • @sandradeleon3618
    @sandradeleon3618 4 месяца назад

    Looking at the bigger picture. PRIME REAL ESTATE
    🙏🙏🙏Sweet Jesus how sad 😔

    • @luzvargas76
      @luzvargas76 3 месяца назад

      The nuns are rebelling against God, She admitted to violating her chastity with a preist on audio.
      Romans 13
      1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
      2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

  • @rhondaberlinger7135
    @rhondaberlinger7135 Год назад +8

    Does the Bishop always talk like this? He sounds like he's talking to a puppy. I know it's a sensitive subject matter, but sound like an adult.

    • @victimadvocate5412
      @victimadvocate5412 Год назад +7

      Very condescending. He knows he is recording so this must be his nice voice. Appalling.

  • @robertryan2542
    @robertryan2542 Год назад +3

    Poor man. Who would want this.

  • @mikedavis435
    @mikedavis435 Год назад +3

    More to the story. This is bigger that whats happening. Wait till they depose the bishop in court. All you need is 1 boy to show up

  • @r34p3r_here
    @r34p3r_here Год назад +1

    And Vigano was on the sister's side. Always knew that guy was twisted.

  • @johnruplinger3133
    @johnruplinger3133 Год назад +11

    Nevertheless, the bishop doesn't have normal jurisdiction (and I can argue none at all) and his restrictions are most heavy handed. He denies her her choice of representation, which I believe is uncanonical, his restrictions are ridiculous imo, and the takeover of the monastery seems extra-juridical. His intervention was "sanated" retroactively at the end of May. None of this in the interview was legal in any way. Amazing, he won't appoint a Carmelite to be superior. He has zero authority to depose her.
    It would be nice if they went after the Lavender mafia in this way....
    Also, it seems the priest involved took advantage of her. My experience with Carmel is they are very open (and humble) about these falls. Still, the best order in the Church and Bergoglio for years has been destroying contemplative women's orders with his diabolical Cor Orans.
    (continuing) This is really strange imo. Why are they confiscating phones and computers? The longer you listen the creepier Olson becomes. This is EXCEEDINGLY heavy-handed, even unheard of. Using a soft voice while he imposes a completely out of the ordinary intervention. "The sake of the whole Carmel is at stake" -- this is gaslighting at its worst: absurd. Why not let Carmel take care of it?
    Bergoglio is a false pope (since Benedict never resigned, cf. Cionci's "Ratzinger Code") without authority who runs a circus. Amazing gaslighting and takeover......stinks of a power play

    • @MaryMDoyle
      @MaryMDoyle Год назад +8

      You are very flippant with your own opinions, the Bishop does hold jurisdiction over all orders within his diocese. His restrictions are reasonable considering her admittance of the accusation, he would have had permission to record the conversation as there is an investigation being held, as it is to protect both parties or otherwise it would end up being he said she said. She said that this violation happened via the phone which is a tiny computer that holds information including texts even if they have been deleted they can be retrieved legally as proof. He has every right to depose her as she is in violation of the rule of Carmel and is a bad example to the other nuns within the monastery. This should never have gone to a civil lawsuit but by the nuns doing so they have opened Catholicism to full blown ridicule adding to the never ending scandal and persecution of Catholics. This is an ecclesiastical matter not a civil one and the judge should throw it out of court. The other accusation about drugs could be civil if it is proven to be true. All of this does put the whole Carmel in danger as Catholic critics always tar all as being guilty.

    • @johnruplinger3133
      @johnruplinger3133 Год назад +9

      @@MaryMDoyle no. Carmel is only subject to the pope, or superiors. He has jurisdiction over diocesan orders. not Carmel.
      Furthermore: 1) he denied her choice of counsel (it's on the tape), a gross violation of her rights which nullifies his judgment anyways. This is confirmed by the "sanation" in May. He had no right to appear (and on 30 minutes notice no less). 2) He violated the instruction not to make these alleged delicts public; instead publicly defaming her. 3) He refused to appoint a Carmel superior... and indeed ended up making himself superior later.
      It's start to finish unlawful and likely a power and money grab. Moreover, he maliciously insinuates this is going to affect all of Carmel. He gaslights them throughout. .... I've seen this happen to friends of mine. disgusting.

    • @AluminiumT6
      @AluminiumT6 Год назад

      Wow. But no one asked.

    • @jackhohne6163
      @jackhohne6163 Год назад +4

      Bro she committed a sin against the 6th commandment

    • @nuca5104
      @nuca5104 Год назад

      ​@@johnruplinger3133
      A)
      "Vatican says bishop has authority over Carmelite monastery amid investigation. Amid an ongoing legal dispute between the Diocese of Fort Worth and a Carmelite monastery, the diocese announced that the Vatican formally recognized Bishop Michael Olson as having authority over the nuns." ==> Effectively the POPE is acting through the Bishop!
      B)
      CANON 394, dictates a diocesan Bishop is to ensure all apostolate works are carried out under his direction.
      Your reaction is emotional and biased to serve an "anti-Bishop/Pope" agenda;
      1) "Nevertheless, the bishop doesn't have normal jurisdiction"
      He has jurisdiction over the masses said in his area & apostolic work in his area.
      2) "He denies her her choice of representation, which I believe is uncanonical"
      IS uncanonical OR do you just *believe* it's uncanonical?
      3) "the takeover of the monastery seems extra-juridical"
      This word "seems" - again, is it or is it not extra-juridical?
      4) "Also, it seems the priest involved took advantage of her."
      Seems? What proof do you have other than hunch?
      5) "He violated the instruction not to make these alleged delicts public; instead publicly defaming her"
      What instructions? And didn't this become public when she forced the issue by PUBLICLY suing him for $1m?

  • @Famijoly
    @Famijoly Год назад +4

    From the get-go, it was obvious the Bishop had his mind made up. That was very hard to listen to. The Bishop was so condescending while trying to take everything away.

    • @deubank1861
      @deubank1861 Год назад +2

      The Bishop has to proceed with his investigation and in the mean time, he cannot allow the nun to continue in her leadership role or access to methods she used that she confessed to or was reported as part of the scandal. He advised her that she needed a canon lawyer for her own representation.
      If a priest was alleged to have committed sexual misconduct or abuse, the Bishop would be right in putting the priest on administrative leave until the investigation is over.

    • @luzvargas76
      @luzvargas76 3 месяца назад

      The nuns are rebelling against God, She admitted to violating her chastity with a preist on audio.
      Romans 13
      1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
      2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

    • @EdimentalGardens
      @EdimentalGardens 3 месяца назад

      @@deubank1861the bishop has never had any business in this at all. These nuns report directly to the Vatican, not the diocese. And the priest involved resides in a different state.

    • @deubank1861
      @deubank1861 3 месяца назад

      @@EdimentalGardens It has been stated that the nuns agreed to put themselves under the authority of Bishop Olson. I don’t understand why it would matter that the priest involved lives in another state. I care about how the nuns have behaved, not just the confession, but how they have behaved since.

  • @mikedavis435
    @mikedavis435 Год назад +3

    My lord . He that has no sin cast the first stone. The best thing she can do is to leave these hypocrites and go to a non denomination church.
    I bet this Bishop has done worse. I wool e to help this nun
    Get away from the insane Catholic Church

    • @marm6777
      @marm6777 Год назад +2

      You do not think non denominational are hypocrites?

    • @Johnny-te4rv
      @Johnny-te4rv Год назад +5

      No Sacraments without the Catholic Church for eternal salvation.

    • @gabolujan3109
      @gabolujan3109 Год назад +1

      @@Johnny-te4rvlooks at the Catholic Church it’s going to crap.