On the day that the Pope beatified Mother Teresa of Calcutta, just how much of a saint was she. This NY Times article makes good reading and shows how her legendary frugality impacted the treatment of the kids under her care. It makes pretty grim reading.
I've always been slightly sceptical of her sainted reputation.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/wo ... ritic.html
How much of a saint was Mother Theresa
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Not sure about the sainthood, but in my opinion anyone who moves to India at the age of 19 ( 1929 ) and spends the rest of her life there has my respect. She may be a controversial figure but I have to imagine that her way of helping in the world deserves at least some applause.
இ லொவெ ம்ய் டௌக்ஹ்டெர்ஸ் மொரெ தன் அன்ய்தின்க் இன் தெ வொர்ல்ட்
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Yeah, there has been some negative commenters about her life and ministry. Thats to be expected.salvajeuno wrote:Not sure about the sainthood, but in my opinion anyone who moves to India at the age of 19 ( 1929 ) and spends the rest of her life there has my respect. She may be a controversial figure but I have to imagine that her way of helping in the world deserves at least some applause.
Not perfect by any means, as she herself freely admits but I found one negative commenter in her later years quite funny as he labelled her 'gruff'. An 80 year old female living in Indian slums - gruff, what a surprise.
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Tearing down great people is a game done by the revisionists since the dawn of time. Mother Teresa and her ministries helped thousands. Would the revisionists would have rather have those people die instead of getting that help?
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Even when moving to India from Albania ?salvajeuno wrote:Not sure about the sainthood, but in my opinion anyone who moves to India at the age of 19 ( 1929 ) and spends the rest of her life there has my respect. She may be a controversial figure but I have to imagine that her way of helping in the world deserves at least some applause.
I ain't no scholar on religions but imo the beatification business would be less of a scam if miracles and communicating with God weren't the main requirements.
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