CALCUTTA, India - A film criticizing Mother Teresa has been dropped from a festival in Calcutta that will celebrate her beatification, after her missionary order objected, an organizer said.
The Missionaries of Charity order, founded by Mother Teresa to care for the poor, sick and dying, objected to "Hell's Angel," a British Channel 4 documentary based on a 1995 book by Christopher Hitchens.
The book accused Mother Teresa of consoling and supporting the wealthy and powerful while preaching resignation to the poor.
The order had also objected to "Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor," starring Geraldine Chaplin.
That film will still be screened, the Rev. C.M. Paul, chief organizer of the Celebrations Committee, told The Associated Press Wednesday.
The order had complained both films were untruthful.
Mother Teresa died in Calcutta in 1997 at age 87. Her beatification will take place Oct. 19 at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The ceremony will be shown live at a large open area in downtown Calcutta.
The film festival is scheduled to begin on Nov. 1.
Last December, Pope John Paul II approved a miracle attributed to Mother Teresa, paving the way for her beatification. A second miracle would make her eligible for sainthood.