Roland, At the outset, I have intentionally changed the Bye-line adding the word 'alleged' since that is a factual position.
I do not know whether you have worked in a supervisory position or have been self-employed. Anyone who has worked in a supervisory position works on trust of his subordinates. It is difficult to micromanage every action. Hence there is always a risk of something going awry for which the buck stops at the supervisor. In the instant case, based on available information, this is what happened. It is always easy to comment on hindsight but difficult to predict what each subordinate is capable of doing. The helper was working with the Missionaries since 2012 and obviously earned their trust. That she betrayed the trust or was used in a set-up will be known in due course. Your remaining comments flow from ignorance of ground realities. Things do not work here as in Canada. One is always at the mercy of the authorities who do not give acknowledgements, search without warrants, take signatures on blank sheets of paper, coerce and torture those in custody to give confessional statements, manipulate documents, threaten witnesses and so on. I was saddened by your following remarks- "There is a valid criticism from even sympathetic secular sources that there is no transparency in the receiving and disbursement of funds from international charities and other sources. That only 7% of the money is retained for use by MofC for its work and that a large chunk of the remainder is first sent to the Vatican. I have no idea where that figure comes from. I am just repeating the allegation. Whether unfounded or not the Missionaries of Charity hold the power to make known the truth although I have strong doubts they will ever do so." It is unfortunate that you give greater credence to unsubstantiated allegations than the track record of over 50 years of a congregation who have rendered yeoman service not only in India but all over the world , some in extremely difficult circumstances like Yemen, Iraq and Syria. Your insinuation that funds are laundered breaking all laws is in my humble view very inappropriate and as a gentleman I would expect you to withdraw this remark and apologise. Regards, Marshall