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The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice is a book by the journalist and polemicist Christopher Hitchens published in 1995. It is a critique of the work and philosophy of Mother Teresa, the founder of an international Roman Catholic religious congregation, and it challenges the mainstream media's assessment of her charitable efforts.
One of Mother Teresa's most outspoken critics was English journalist Christopher Hitchens, who wrote in a 2003 article: "This returns us to the medieval corruption of the church, which sold indulgences to the rich while preaching hellfire and continence to the poor. [Mother Teresa] was not a friend of the poor.
For a nun whose name has long been a byword for pious compassion, her canonization has been met with controversy.
The book presents broad criticism of Mother Teresa and her missionary activity, particularly that she acted as a political opportunist and dogmatist to the detriment of those served by her charities. The book unfolds as an argument that Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) does not deserve beatification and elevation to sainthood . .
It is ridiculous that the criticism of Mother Teresa takes up half the article! If the critics want to write so much then a page of criticisms should be created with just the main points of critcism on the main page. No, 50% is well-balanced, in fact. Criticism is of course a central aspect of the reception of MT.
Reverend Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach has 30 days to appeal the decision, according to a decree of dismissal from the diocese. She oversaw cloistered nuns at the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity ...
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Something Beautiful for God is a 1971 book by Malcolm Muggeridge on Mother Teresa. [1] [2] [3] The book was based on a 1969 BBC documentary on Mother Teresa (also entitled Something Beautiful for God) [4] that Muggeridge had undertaken. [5] In his book Muggeridge was a former left-wing radical.