Texas Carmelites Case Reflects the Vatican’s New Culture of Ecclesial Punishments

Texas Carmelites Case Reflects the Vatican’s New Culture of Ecclesial Punishments



Credit: Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity Discalced Carmelite Nuns

Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach is shown at the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

COMMENTARY: Forty years ago, such punishments were rare and light; today, they are frequent and severe. Has balance been restored?