Was Mother Teresa arrested

Answer 1

A:

No, Mother Teresa was not the one who was arrested. Sister Mary Eliza, from a hostel for young unwed mothers run by the Sisters of Mother Teresa, was arrested for selling children allegedly taken from the mothers, and subsequently discharged by the court after the Sri Lankan Attorney General withdrew the charges.

Answer 2

Catholic Answer:

The story was made public by the San Francisco Weekly in January of 2013 with a suitably sensational title "Tainted Saint," the San Francisco Weekly suggested that the scandal might damage the reputation of the beloved Mother Teresa, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003. The Weekly stretches the available evidence well beyond the breaking point. At worst, Blessed Mother Teresa was guilty of misjudging a priest: a mistake that many others made, regarding the same abusive cleric.

To place that letter from Mother Teresa in the proper context it is important to keep two crucial factors in mind. First, although she mentions the "scandal touching the priesthood in the U.S.A." she was writing in 1994, long before the sex-abuse scandal had reached its zenith, at a time when it was still unthinkable that bishops and religious superiors would have ignored clear evidence of abuse. Second, there is no reason to believe that Mother Teresa was presented with any solid evidence whatsoever to back up the charges against McGuire. On the contrary, she seems to have heard about the charges only from McGuire himself and from Father John Hardon, also a Jesuit priest, who was convinced that McGuire was innocent. Hardon had been sent by the superiors of the Jesuit order to investigate the charges against McGuire. She no doubt assumed that the hearsay evidence mentioned by these two priests was the only evidence available. Hardon also has a case for beatification pending in the Vatican at this time and it, too,is being threatened by these allegations. Thus in all likelihood, Mother Teresa was told that McGuire had been charged with abuse, but assured-by two priests she trusted-that the charges were false. She was apparently told that he had foolishly left himself open to charges, and she wrote to the Jesuit provincial that McGuire had "admitted imprudence in his behavior." She believed that he was innocent, and she said so. Mother Teresa passed away in 1997 well before the sordid details of Father McGuire's case were made public. Of course, dead nuns cannot defend themselves. Mother Teresa becomes yet another victim of Father McGuire.

Answer 3

Mother Teresa was guilty of no criminal acts. She was guilty of trusting people too much and was taken advantage of by several, including a Catholic priest she trusted.

The story was made public by the San Francisco Weekly in January of 2013 with a suitably sensational title "Tainted Saint," the San Francisco Weekly suggested that the scandal might damage the reputation of the beloved Mother Teresa, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003. The Weekly stretches the available evidence well beyond the breaking point. At worst, Blessed Mother Teresa was guilty of misjudging a priest: a mistake that many others made, regarding the same abusive cleric.

To place that letter from Mother Teresa in the proper context it is important to keep two crucial factors in mind. First, although she mentions the "scandal touching the priesthood in the U.S.A." she was writing in 1994, long before the sex-abuse scandal had reached its zenith, at a time when it was still unthinkable that bishops and religious superiors would have ignored clear evidence of abuse.

Second, there is no reason to believe that Mother Teresa was presented with any solid evidence whatsoever to back up the charges against McGuire. On the contrary, she seems to have heard about the charges only from McGuire himself and from Father John Hardon, also a Jesuit priest, who was convinced that McGuire was innocent. Hardon had been sent by the superiors of the Jesuit order to investigate the charges against McGuire. She no doubt assumed that the hearsay evidence mentioned by these two priests was the only evidence available. Hardon also has a case for beatification pending in the Vatican at this time and it, too,is being threatened by these allegations. Thus in all likelihood, Mother Teresa was told that McGuire had been charged with abuse, but assured-by two priests she trusted-that the charges were false. She was apparently told that he had foolishly left himself open to charges, and she wrote to the Jesuit provincial that McGuire had "admitted imprudence in his behavior." She believed that he was innocent, and she said so. Mother Teresa passed away in 1997 well before the sordid details of Father McGuire's case were made public. Of course, dead nuns cannot defend themselves. Mother Teresa becomes yet another victim of Father McGuire.

Answer 4

There is no record of this, although it is alleged she gave comfort and support to a paedophile priest. Documents said to have been obtained by SF Weekly suggest that Mother Teresa knew one of her favourite priests, Donald McGuire, was removed from ministry for sexually abusing a Bay Area boy in 1993, and that she nevertheless urged that he be returned to work as soon as possible. The priest resumed active ministry, as well as his predatory habits. Eight additional complaints were lodged against him in the coming years by various families, leading to his eventual arrest on sex-abuse charges in 2005. In some jurisdictions, her actions might have constituted a serious crime.

Answer 5

Mother Teresa was not the one who was arrested. Sister Mary Eliza, from a hostel for young unwed mothers run by the Sisters of Mother Teresa , was arrested for selling children allegedly taken from the mothers, and subsequently discharged by the court after the Attorney General withdrew the charges.

Answer 6

Mother Teresa did not go the prison.

Answer 7

No, Mother Teresa did not go to jail.

Answer 8

no.