Congregation of Mother Teresa accused of selling babies in India
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Indian authorities arrest a nun and a shelter officer of the Missionaries of Charity, who admitted the sale of at least six children to couples without children. Police in India have reportedly arrested a nun and an employee of a Missionaries of Charity shelter – the congregation founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta – accused of selling a baby. 19659002] The nuns of the Missionaries of Charity who care for vulnerable people such as single mothers, the sick, prostitutes, lepers, street children and the mentally ill. "Src =" https://p2.trrsf.com/image/ The nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, who take care of people in vulnerable situations, such as single mothers, the sick, prostitutes, homeless, lepers, street children and the mentally ill. "”/>
The Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, who care for vulnerable people such as single mothers, the sick, prostitutes, lepers, street children and the mentally ill.
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The case was revealed after an Indian couple told the police they had paid 120,000 rupees to Anima Indwar, an employee of one of the shelters of the congregation of Jharkhand State. in exchange for a baby of only 14 days. According to the couple, the clerk took the baby a few weeks later, during a visit to them under cover, but the money was not returned.
Police said that she was investigating other cases. "They admitted that up to six children were sold to couples without children," Reuters news agency told Aman Kumar
Still according to authorities, 12 pregnant women who were in the shelter were transferred to shelters. government. About 100,000 rupees were seized in the center, which is in Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand State.
Arti Kujur, chief of the Children & # 39; s Protection Society, said the center members charged between 40,000 and 100,000 rupees. rupees for each baby, depending on how much couples without children could pay.
Chandra Argawal, a spokeswoman for the Missionaries of Charity in Calicute, said that she did not know the case of Ranchi. she said she had never heard of the sale of children "in 50 years of badociation" with the order of Mother Teresa.
She also pointed out that the congregation has not negotiated more adoption process since 2015 due to legislative changes. At the time, the Indian government introduced a reform in the region, creating a national database, which ultimately reduced the influence of shelters in the process, and also allowed the adoption of Children by single parents.
Charity criticized this last point. "They allow single parents to have a child, we need both parents and a proper investigation, with criminal records and everything," argues Argawal
History and Controversies
Since the Foundation of the Congregation more than 60 years ago, the Missionaries of Charity created hundreds of shelters to care for the vulnerable, including single mothers, the sick, prostitutes, lepers, street children and the sick. mentally.
The 4,500 members of the congregation wear
The creator of the congregation, Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her charitable work, but also for a long time criticized for its unwavering opposition to contraceptive methods and its proximity to controversial figures such as the Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, known as "Baby Doc." [19659006] Former members of the Missionaries of Charity also claimed that various centers maintained by the congregation in India did not provide adequate medical treatment to the sick and rather glorified suffering as a kind of proof of faith. proclaimed a saint by the Catholic Church in September 2016.
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