Comments on: Abusing Children Teresa Style

By: webbee

webbee — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:38:02 +0000

hi,
most of the links in this article to ur berkley website doesnt work anymore. Is there anyway to update the links?

By: Liz Cooper

Liz Cooper — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:19:26 +0000

As for abusing children, it is true that standards of care in Western Countries are much higher than those in India, especially when it comes to children with disabilities, although working in this field, I realize that much of the care we provide is not that great either.

In my experience, living in India for a year, the care Missionaries of Charity take is the same standard of care provided by Buddhist hostels and Muslim hostels, and much better than government run facilities. ALL of whom receive mass amounts of funds. The problem is much greater than one single organization, but a trend of a greater problem. Criticizing one person or one organization is not going to effectively change any policy, and it is the overarching policies that social organizations have that needs to change.

By: Catherine Sara

Catherine Sara — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:51:50 +0000

MMM hospital in Ireland was equally awful especiall to women in labour. We were told to shut up and suffer for our sins.?? Even if you were married, having sex was off their agenda.I also remember this hospital sending a Buddhist monk from Japan away and say “isnt there a hospital for his sort somewhere else.” Lovely Christians then. This monk swore that the truth of Mother Teresa would one day be known and he would see to it, after he died. Sorry, she did not make it through the pearly gates. It was her statue that blocked her.
But, she has learned and I suppose we now learn from her in ways too.

By: Carlo

Carlo — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:00:28 +0000

Hi Atanu,
Although an old post, I still think there is something that could be said. The point that has not been touched by you and many commentors, I think, is the possibility that MT was not “willingly” a criminal. She may well have been in “good faith”, but it is simply the faith that blinds humans from understanding and non-rationally recognizing true human nature.
And, to a various extent, all religions do that. What I still have a hard time figuring out is why is it so difficult to understand that “good” is part of the human nature? Why is it so difficult to understand that all humans are born equal? Why is it so difficult to recognize that religion is a form of mental disease that prevents people from “thinking” more? I have to admit that in terms of legitimate scientific research on the human mind we are still at the level that medicine was in the middle age, when there was no concept of “disease” but only of “curse”…
Cheers,
Carlo

By: K Nair

K Nair — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 05:31:48 +0000

I have worked with MT on and off for the last ten years before she died. I did this to help me in my thesis work. I am neither a supporter nor a denouncer. But what I saw touched me. I am surprised at this post. Without even investigating and on mere surmises or calculated intentions you have cooked up an article on a person who never wanted to be in limelight at all. I will not propound further, but I am glad that there were so many researchers and scholars like me who worked with her and who had complete access to her areas of work who went away a changed perosn like me. She never hid anything. Everything was in the open. Talk to the thousands who worked with her, Mr Dey before you point fingers. If she was what you have accused her off, her cover would ahve been blown long time ago.That is the kind of people who had access to her. Some were thewe for the express purpose of spying on her. I am ashamed to read this article by you.

By: John A.Wani

John A.Wani — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:49:59 +0000

The damage over the years to India by M.T.cannot really be quantified.India’s reputation was irreparably tarnished. I too thought M.T. had built hospitals for the poor.But alas,this apparently is not the case. Christopher Hitchens has integrity and is also quite famous and I wouldn’t doubt him. Now, these days I find state of the art grand hospitals for the poor being built by Sathya Sai Baba of India. And this I found out through Dr. Michael Nobel (Nephew of Alfred Nobel: Awards)who was in Bangalore, India recently. But somehow, the Western world is vilifying the great Indian patriot Sai Baba as loathsome and India’s English media agrees wholeheartedly while venerating the white lady, M.T. Incredible! isn’t it?

By: M.C.

M.C. — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 02:19:44 +0000

I can’t believe what your saying, you sound like the devil trying to ruin a good thing,like someone that just can’t believe a person can be good. You say that her orphanage was maltreating children? At least they were being fed and given a place to sleep even if it wasn’t much,compared to before when they didn’t get anything From anyone else.Where were
Y O U,when these kids needed help??? It takes a lot of Freakin money to feed hundreds of people everyday and not considering feeding your own organization so that they can serve the poor. Yes, she was always flying to the hospitals, but she was a leader that was needed, so they needed to keep her healthy so that she can continue helping and guiding others, and yes she was being photographed with famous people, but they were the ones who wanted to see her. You should really consider doing the samething that M.Teresa’s nuns are doing for one whole week and see if you still think the samething.

By: Andjam

Andjam — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:42:48 +0000

Me above:

Atanu, if you regard your email as polite, can I publish it here?

Umm … nevermind. I changed my mind. Equum non vivendum. Sorry.

By: Andjam

Andjam — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:59:15 +0000

Atanu, if you regard your email as polite, can I publish it here?

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Seriously Sandeep » Tyaag Maata’s New Adornment — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:12:46 +0000

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By: rose barnhill

rose barnhill — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 02:10:18 +0000

I believe MT became an icon competing with God – her catholic belief led many souls to hell – was she a christian? – i don’t think so – she believed in the Jesus of a wafer – that is not the Jesus of the bible – Satan has a tendency to mimick god – in the sense that all her good works were not done to glorify God – it appears that she thought she was Jesus herself – that would be presumptious – she was a humanitarian and apparently cruel in her approach to suffering – because her catholic belief teaches her that suffering expiates her sins = God have mercy – there is so much deception in these last and sorrowful days

By: Horrible...

Horrible... — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:51:56 +0000

Do you not UNDERSTAND that this is the work of the rightist RSS and BJP of India?? They are Hindus out to destroy the reputation of this great woman… Personally, I am a Sikh who has lived in Calcutta for 8 years and I have personally visited these “ashrams” created by Mother Teresa. HAVE ANY OF YOU SEEN THESE PLACES? IF YOU HAVE NOT, YOU HAVE NO RIGHT WHATSOEVER TO ARGUE AGAINST ME!

By: Horrible...

Horrible... — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:48:42 +0000

Do you understand the historical significance of this woman! Sirs and madams, I have a PhD in World History from the University of Harvard, and I completely disagree with your “justified” accusations.

By: Harris

Harris — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 08:34:49 +0000

She always seems like a devil to me, never thought about any good about her, cuz there was something wrong.. something bad glittering in her eyes.

Nice Job.

By: IABhopal

IABhopal — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:35:47 +0000

About twenty years back, I met an Indian from Calcutta. Some how a mention was made of Tressa. He said that she was not what she was known as. Then he narrated a few incidences. I wonder, when people knew, how all this remained under cover for so long.

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Ejaz Asi » Legacy of Mother Teresa — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:04:26 +0000

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By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » India: Mother Teresa a saint?

Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » India: Mother Teresa a saint? — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:27:22 +0000

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By: Binu Sankar

Binu Sankar — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:29:26 +0000

I am for the first time reading an article castigating the work of Mother Teresa. I think some investigation should be done regarding the amount recieved by the Missionaries of charity and the amount utilised. Does the Democratic set up in our country allow the investigation to happen?

By: Andjam

Andjam — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:28:13 +0000

Atanu sent a reply to my last comment by email, rather than being prepared to post it in public. That ain’t classy.

Atanu’s response: No, Andjam, it is polite to write to a commentor and say thanks. I respond to nearly 90 percent of people who comment via email. You are the first person who has felt insulted because of having received an email thanking you for commenting.

By: Andjam

Andjam — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:29:03 +0000

The more born in misery and hopelessness, the more souls she would be able to save and more the brownie points that she would have to win the prize in heaven (sit next to Jesus Christ) and on earth (made into a saint by the bishop of Rome.)

Do you have anything to back this up, or is this just speculation?

By: Charu

Charu — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 15:00:11 +0000

This is seriously scary, Atanu. one does not know what to believe any longer… but even before reading this, my grouse has been against those who hand out ‘charity’ at a cost – religious conversion – but I’ve always thought that it is ok (kind of shrugging shoulders ok) so long as someone benefitted from it… now am going on to read your follow up piece…

By: @mit

@mit — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 22:02:47 +0000

This is the first time I have read any article or peice against Mother T (other than the ones about her miracles etc). I will just take this at its face value. This really shakes my belief in everything that is touted as good.

I have always been of the opinion that whenever West wanted to glorify anything Indian they will always pick the controversial

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By: Prathima

Prathima — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 03:25:31 +0000

Good post Atanu. I will ensure that more people read it.

By: arzan

arzan — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 21:21:23 +0000

Atanu

This is an awesome post. For years i never thought highly of MT, because a lot of what she did was hype. I couldnt get to read what she actually did and everything printed about her spoke of the same thing.

I am going to link to this post on my blog.

By: Vijay Venkatesh

Vijay Venkatesh — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 18:59:32 +0000

I could not even to this day stomach that Mother Teresa was awarded Bharat Ratna and to top it of she was given a State Funeral by the Indian Government.

What a bunch of crap…some politicians.
-Vijay

By: Ashish Hanwadikar

Ashish Hanwadikar — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 16:43:18 +0000

I don't think population is really a problem for India.

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