Arlington nuns dropped a request for a temporary restraining order against the bishop and church leaders, but the legal battles are not over.

The Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity have dropped their request for a temporary restraining order against Bishop Michael Olson and the National Association of Christ the King.

Nuns at an Arlington-based monastery have accused Bishop Michael Olson of "an ugly attempt to seize control of our governance, finances and life."

After a cloistered Texas nun and a priest shared an online love affair, a Fort Worth bishop accused the nun of breaking of her vow and sought the Vatican's approval to run her out of the monastery. Now,

The application for the restraining order accuses the diocese and Bishop Michael Olson of attempting to unlawfully usurp control of the monastery.

If the District Court of Tarrant County grants the monastery’s request, it would prevent Bishop Olson, the president of an association of Carmelite monasteries and any representatives of the diocese or the association from entering the premises.

A cloistered order of Carmelite nuns in Arlington spend most of their time secluded from the public, even during mass. They don't grant media interviews, and they devote their lives to prayer. But they are now at the center of a publicized dispute with the Fort Worth bishop they claim is abusing his power.