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A researcher criticizes a recent Canadian report on Mother Teresa, saying it misrepresents her importance and presents criticisms that are already well known. While acknowledging issues with some of her organizations' work, the researcher says Mother Teresa's true significance was showing dignity to the poor. Another expert notes criticism of Mother Teresa stems from her disinterest in politics and a view that religions offer superficial solutions rather than addressing root causes of problems. Overall the report provides limited new insights and overlooks how Mother Teresa was already seen as a saint in India before her death.
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- 1. Forsker: Kritisk rapport om moder Teresa misforst奪r det vigtigste Moder Teresa d淡de i 1997 og er siden blevet saligk奪ret af den katolske kirke. Her ses hun sammen med et fattigt barn i Indiens slumkvarter i Kolkata, hvor hun arbejdede. foto: S.K. Dutt/Scanpix Denmark En kritisk, canadisk rapport om moder Teresa er ikke andet end gammelkendte pointer pakket ind i sensationelle overskrifter, lyder det fra fremtr脱dende moder Teresa-forsker ** En af verdens v脱gtigste symboler p奪 godhed og barmhjertighed har v脱ret under tung beskydning i medierne de seneste dage. Tre canadiske forskere har i en ny videnskabelig artikel betvivlet noget s奪 fundamentalt som moder Teresas godhed. I deres artikel mere end antyder de, at hendes oph淡jede status som et n脱rmest guddommeligt godt menneske skyldes en effektiv pr-kampagne og ikke har sammenh脱ng med det noget tvivlsomme liv, hun levede. *LS OGS*: Rapport: Moder Teresas godhed er en myte <http://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/artikel/501174:Kirke---tro--Rapport--Moder-Teresas-godhed-er- en-myte> Kritikken af det verdenskendte trosikon har skabt sensationelle
- 2. overskrifter i medierne over hele verden. Men den store medievirak er en overreaktion, mener G谷zim Alpion, lektor i sociologi p奪 University of Birmingham og mange奪rig forsker i moder Teresa. Annonce "Der er absolut intet nyt i de p奪stande, de l脱gger frem. Den kritik har v脱ret kendt i mange 奪r. Deres forskning er bl脱st op af en sensationel titel og pressemeddelelse <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/uom-mta022813.php>," lyder konklusionen fra G谷zim Alpion til Kristeligt Dagblad, efter han har n脱rstuderet de canadiske forskeres pointer. I den canadiske artikel bliver moder Teresa kritiseret for, at hun undlod at give fattige l脱gehj脱lp. At hun n淡d at se de fattige lide, fik sine enorme summer penge fra uheldige kontakter, og at hendes helgenstatus er en del af et effektivt mediearbejde. Ikke nok med, at kritikken er velkendt, den er ogs奪 tvivlsom, mener G谷zim Alpion. Is脱r er p奪standen om, at medierne brolagde hendes vej til at blive et helligt ikon for kristne, taget ud af den bl奪 luft. "De glemmer, at hun allerede var en helgen, lang tid f淡r hun d淡de. N奪r man skal vurdere kultdyrkelsen af moder Teresa, skal man forst奪 den i en indisk kontekst. Her er det en gammel hindu-tradition, at man i mods脱tning til i den katolske kirke ikke beh淡ver at v脱re d淡d for at kunne blive helgen. Allerede tilbage i 1949 er der forlydender om, at hun blev betragtet som en helgen i Indien. Hun var utvivlsomt god til at
- 3. beg奪 sig i medierne, men det er alts奪 ikke dem, der kan f奪 脱ren for, at hun bliver betragtet som helgen," siger han. *LS OGS*: Moder Teresas tvivl inspirer nonne-orden <http://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/artikel/260717:Kirke---tro--Moder-Teresas-tvivl-inspirerer-nonne- orden> Hovedproblemet ved den canadiske moder Teresa-rapport er if淡lge G谷zim Alpion ikke, at kritikken er tvivlsom og velkendt. Det er mere, at den med overskriften "Moder Teresa: Alt andet end en helgen" fors淡ger at fjerne hendes helgenstatus ved at fokusere sk脱vt i forhold til, hvad der er vigtigt ved hendes person. "Jeg har ogs奪 v脱ret i Kolkata og set nogle af moder Teresa-s淡strenes projekter. Og for at v脱re 脱rlig har jeg ogs奪 v脱ret mist脱nksom over for det arbejde, de g淡r. Men det er ikke det centrale. Moder Teresas betydning er p奪 et symbolsk niveau. Jeg er ligeglad med, hvilke motiver hun havde for at udf淡re sit arbejde. Om hun gjorde det for Jesu eller for sin egen sj脱ls skyld, spiller ingen rolle for mig. Jeg er ikke selv religi淡s. Det helt essentielle er, at hun viste, at selv den fattigste stakkel er et fuldst脱ndig lige s奪 godt menneske som alle andre og fortjener at f奪 vist menneskelig v脱rdighed. Det er det enest奪ende," siger han. Den canadiske rapport l脱gger sig op af en r脱kke kritikpunkter, som den nu afd淡de journalist Christoffer Hitchens ogs奪 rejste. Han udgav i 1995 bogen The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice (Mission脱rstillingen: Moder Teresa i teori og praksis). Bogen vakte stor
- 4. opsigt og forargelse, da Christoffer Hitchens blandt andet beskyldte moder Teresa for bedrageri. * LS NEKROLOG*: Ateismens stridsmand <http://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/artikel/444465:Udland--Ateismens-stridsmand> G谷zim Alpion har selv kritiseret Christoffer Hitchens arbejde i sine b淡ger og kalder i dag Hitchens bog for en af de d奪rligst researchede b淡ger om moder Teresa. "Jeg ville 淡nske, at dem, der har travlt med at finde smuds p奪 moder Teresa, ville tage til Kolkata. Her skulle de tilbringe bare en enkelt uge sammen med de fattige, som moder Teresas s淡stre arbejder blandt. I stedet for at klandre folk for deres velg淡renhedsarbejde, hvorfor s奪 ikke vise noget mod og g淡re det selv? Og jeg kan garantere, at det kr脱ver mod," siger han. Men n奪r der ikke er noget overraskende i kritikken, hvorfor er det s奪, at moder Teresa gentagende gange bliver m奪l for alvorlige angreb? If淡lge Ravinder Kaur, lektor i moderne indiske studier p奪 K淡benhavns Universitet, kan en stor del af kritikken f淡res tilbage til en enkelt udtalelse af moder Teresa, hvor hun f奪r understreget, at hun ikke engagerer sig i politik. Moder Teresa har sagt, at hun ikke var interesseret i, hvor pengene til hendes velg淡renhedsarbejde kommer fra, s奪 l脱nge hun bare kunne bruge dem
- 5. p奪 de fattige. Meget af kritikken af hende kan h脱nges op p奪 den udtalelse. Hovedankerne mod hende er, at hun ikke interesserede sig for at l淡se fattigdommens problemer, men blot behandlede fattigdom og elendighed p奪 en overfladisk m奪de, siger hun. For at forst奪 kritikken af moder Teresa mener Ravinder Kaur, at man b淡r se den i forl脱ngelse af den generelle kritik, der er af religion i samfundet. Christoffer Hitchens hadede religion i almindelighed og kritiserede de store verdensreligioner voldsomt. Hvis man ser kritikken af hende i lyset af den overordnede kritik af religionernes rolle, begynder det at give mening. Den overordnede kritik lyder ogs奪, at religionerne ikke griber fat om roden om problemet og fors淡ger at 脱ndre de grundl脱ggende strukturer. I stedet tilbyder de overfladiske l淡sninger p奪 problemerne, forklarer hun. Den canadiske rapport bliver publiceret i det videnskabelige tidsskrift Studies in Religion/Sciences religieuses i l淡bet af marts. Der er et par pudsige citater i artiklen: Ikke nok med, at kritikken er velkendt, den er ogs奪 tvivlsom, mener G谷zim Alpion. Is脱r er p奪standen om, at medierne brolagde hendes vej til at blive et helligt ikon for kristne, taget ud af den bl奪 luft P奪standene om sjusk og neglegt og gr奪dighed, de er alts奪 ikke taget ud af den bl奪 luft?? Eller hvad?
- 6. At medierne har brolagt hendes vej til at blive et helligt ikon, er den allermindst alvorlige anklage mod mother Teresa. Hvor er det dog ligegyldigt hvilke sm奪 lege og ritualer katolikker forn淡jer sig med, s奪 l脱nge de ikke skader andre. Og for at v脱re 脱rlig har jeg ogs奪 v脱ret mist脱nksom over for det arbejde, de g淡r. Men det er ikke det centrale. Moder Teresas betydning er p奪 et symbolsk niveau Jo, det er det centrale! Hvis man har syge mennesker i sin varet脱gt, s奪 har man pligt til at g淡re sit bedste for at pleje dem, ikke bare give dem lidt tilf脱ldige smertestillende midler og s奪 lade dem d淡. Jeg ville 淡nske, at dem, der har travlt med at finde smuds p奪 moder Teresa, ville tage til Kolkata. Her skulle de tilbringe bare en enkelt uge sammen med de fattige, som moder Teresas s淡stre arbejder blandt. I stedet for at klandre folk for deres velg淡renhedsarbejde, hvorfor s奪 ikke vise noget mod og g淡re det selv? Og jeg kan garantere, at det kr脱ver mod, Jeg tror ikke der er nogen der har anklaget mother Teresa for at mangle mod. De anklager hende for neglegt, korruption, sjusk og meget mere. Ravinder Kaur udtrykker det s奪 pr脱cis som det kan g淡res: Den overordnede kritik lyder ogs奪, at religionerne ikke griber fat om roden om problemet og fors淡ger at 脱ndre de grundl脱ggende strukturer. I stedet tilbyder de overfladiske l淡sninger p奪 problemerne,
- 7. ENGLISH Researcher: Critical report on Mother Teresa misunderstand the main Mother Teresa died in 1997 and has since been beatified by the Catholic church. Here she is seen with a poor child in India's slums in Kolkata where she worked. Photo: S. K. Dutt / Scanpix Denmark A critical Canadian report on Mother Teresa is no more than familiar pointer wrapped in sensational headlines, it sounds from prominent Mother Teresa researcher ** One of the world's most powerful symbols of goodness and mercy, been under heavy fire in the media in recent days. Three Canadian researchers have a new scientific article questioned something so fundamental as Mother Teresa goodness. In an article, more than they suggest that her exalted status as an almost divine good human due to an effective promotional campaign and has no connection with the somewhat questionable life she lived. * READ ALSO *: Report: Mother Teresa's goodness is a myth Criticism of the world famous religious icon has created sensational headlines around the world. But the big media buzz is a overreaction, says Gezim Alpion, associate professor of sociology at the University of Birmingham and longtime researcher of Mother Teresa. Advertisement "There is absolutely nothing new in the arguments they put forward. The criticism has been known for many years. Their research is blown up by a sensational title and press release <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/uom-mta022813.php>, " is the conclusion from Gezim Alpion told the paper after he has studied the Canadian researchers pointer. In the Canadian article is Mother Teresa criticized for her failed to provide poor medical care. That she enjoyed seeing the poor suffer, got its vast sums of money from unfortunate contacts, and that her sainthood is a part of an effective media work. Not only that criticism is well known, it is also questionable, says Gezim Alpion. In particular, the claim that the media paved her way to
- 8. to be a holy icon for Christians, taken out of thin air. "They forget that she was already a saint long before she died. When assessing cult worship of Mother Teresa, one must understand it in a Indian context. Here is an ancient Hindu tradition that in Unlike the Catholic Church does not have to be dead to could become saint. Already back in 1949, there are reports that she was considered a saint in India. She was certainly good to commit themselves in the media, but this is not those who can get credit for that she is regarded as a saint, "he says. * READ ALSO *: Mother Teresa doubt inspire nun-order The main problem with the Canadian Mother Teresa report, according Gezim Alpion not that criticism is questionable and familiar. It is more that the entitled "Mother Teresa: Anything other than a saint" trying to remove her sainthood by focusing angle to what is important in her person. "I've also been to Kolkata and seen some of Mother Teresa sisters' projects. And to be honest, I have also been suspicious of the work they do. But that's not the point. Mother Teresa importance is at a symbolic level. I do not care what the motivation she had to do its job. Whether she did it for Jesus or for his own soul's sake, does not matter to me. I'm not even religious. It is quite essential is that she showed that even the poorest Poor thing is every bit as good person as anyone and deserve to view human dignity. It is unique, " he says. The Canadian report puts up a number of criticisms that the the late journalist Christopher Hitchens also traveled. He published in 1995 book The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice (The missionary position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice). The book aroused great attention and outrage, as Christopher Hitchens, among other things accused Mother Teresa of fraud. * READ Obituary *: atheism fighter <http://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/artikel/444465:Udland--Ateismens-stridsmand> Gezim Alpion has even criticized Christopher Hitchens work in its books and call today Hitchens book for one of the least researched books about Mother Teresa.
- 9. "I wish that those who are scrambling to find dirt on the mother Teresa would take to Kolkata. Here they were to spend just one week with the poor, as Mother Teresa sisters working among. You Instead of blaming people for their charity work, why not show any courage and do it yourself? And I can guarantee that the takes courage, "he says. But when there is nothing surprising in the criticism, why is it so, to Mother Teresa repeatedly the target of serious attacks? According to Ravinder Kaur, Associate Professor of Modern Indian Studies in Copenhagen University, a large part of the criticisms is returned to a single opinion of Mother Teresa when she gets stressed that she did not get involved in politics. "Mother Teresa said that she was not interested in where the money for her charity work comes from, as long as she could just use them on the poor. Much of the criticism of her can be hung on the opinion. Hovedankerne against her is that she is not interested in to solve poverty problems, but simply treated poverty and misery in a superficial way, "she says. To understand the criticism of Mother Teresa believe Ravinder Kaur that one should see the continuation of the general criticism of religion society. "Christopher Hitchens hated religion in general and criticized the major world religions tremendously. If you look criticism of her given the general criticism of the role of religion, it begins to make sense. The overall criticism also sounds that religions do not grasp the root of the problem and trying to change the basic structures. Instead, they offer superficial solutions to problems, " she explains. The Canadian report is published in the scientific journal Studies in Religion / Sciences Religieuses during March. There are a few funny quotes in the article: Not only that criticism is well known, it is also questionable, says Gezim Alpion. In particular, the claim that the media paved her way to to be a holy icon for Christians, taken out of thin air Allegations of sloppiness and neglegt and greed, they are therefore not taken out of thin air? Or what? The media has paved her way to becoming a sacred icon, the
- 10. least of serious indictment of mother Teresa. Where it is whatever small games and rituals Catholics have fun with, so long as they do not harm others. And to be honest, I have also been suspicious of the work they do. But that's not the point. Mother Teresa importance is at a symbolic level Yes, it is the key! If you have sick people in their care, so have a duty to do his best to care for them, not just give them a little random painkillers and then let them die. I wish that those who are scrambling to find dirt on the mother Teresa would take to Kolkata. Here they were to spend just one week with the poor, as Mother Teresa sisters working among. You Instead of blaming people for their charity work, why not show any courage and do it yourself? And I can guarantee that the requires courage, I do not think there is anyone who has accused mother Teresa for lacking v. They accuse her of neglegt, corruption, sloppiness and more. Ravinder Kaur puts it as accurate as it can be done: The overall criticism also sounds that religions do not catch on the root of the problem and trying to change the basic structures. You Instead, they offer superficial solutions to problems,