A bitter public battle between the bishop of the Fort Worth Catholic diocese and a group of secluded Arlington nuns is again escalating. Calling the nuns “scandalous,” Bishop Michael Olson warned members of his diocese that supporting the nuns — either by participating in communion or providing financial assistance — would amount to “scandalous disobedience and disunity.

Bishop Michael Olson has accused the nuns of holding invalid elections to re-appoint Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach as their superior.

Arlington monastery invites people back to their chapel; Bishop warns people not to go 00:39. ARLINGTON — Nuns living in an Arlington monastery are inviting the faithful back to

The Carmelite nuns’ new affiliation with a group once in a schism with the church has prompted warnings from the Fort Worth diocese.