Seven months ago, he welcomed him with open arms. Now, he wants him out.
Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson is asking that Christopher Plumlee resign as CEO of Catholic Charities of Fort Worth, saying that he has lost confidence in his ability to run the diocese's service arm.
Olson cites a disagreement between the two over the "Women's EmpowHERment Summit" that Plumlee had organized.
"I consistently attempted to work with you to bring about your planned CCFW 'Women's EmpowHERment Summit' so that it would be in alignment with Catholic Social Teaching as intrinsic to the mission of Catholic Charities Fort Worth," Bishop Olson wrote to Plumlee on April 4th. "I did so despite your failure to vet all speakers at this event with the Department of Evangelization and Catechesis before the event was to be promoted."
It's a far cry from August, when Plumlee was appointed CEO of Catholic Charities of Fort Worth.
Olson seemed to take exception to the fact that no men would speak at Plumlee's event.
"You further stated that you promised the group of speakers that no men would speak at this event and that I was not invited to speak because of my masculinity," Olson wrote. "This stated position of yours misrepresents Catholic teaching and is more strictly aligned with the principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion espoused by postmodern theorists."
Olson does not have the authority to unilaterally oust Plumlee from his position.
While the Catholic Diocese says Plumlee has not resigned, his name and photo are nowhere to be found on Catholic Charities' website.
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