Do you believe this about Mother Theresa?

Question

The pope beatifies Mother Teresa, a fanatic, a fundamentalist, and a fraud.
By Christopher Hitchens
Posted Monday, Oct. 20, 2003, at 4:04 PM ET

http://www.slate.com/id/2090083/



what do you think of Mother Theresa?

God Bless You

The Pope did not say that the writer did

Answer 1

I have read the article and do not believe it Mother Theresa is a Saint and one day she she will become a blessed Saint

Yours in Christ

Answer 2

Unfortunately, yes, I do. The catholics have become extremely confused about their beatification process as a result of pope John Paul's streamlined approach to it. And now his successor, Benedict, seems to be continuing the streamlined approach. Soon it will be said that it was god's idea to streamline, or the old process will be intentionally forgotten altogether.

I think the case for John Paul's beatification is even more egregious than Mother Teresa. Afterall, JP was in charge during the discovery of the "epidemic of pedophilia" perpetrated by the church's clergy, and the subsequent widespread cover-ups and intentional ignorance. Please note that the catholic church itself has used these exact terms to describe the problem. John Paul was the head of this strictly hierarchical organization, and he failed to take responsibility or action.

Is this the profile of a saint?

Answer 3

I trust your relative which you gain salvation by potential of being born returned, or shall I say, believing in the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, yet i do no longer trust your relative asserting that a Catholic won't be able to visit heaven, or maybe that a Catholic isn't born returned. i'm useful that there are a number of church homes that the individuals going to them declare to be born returned and or no longer. so some distance as a individual's salvation, there is no way that all of us comprehend for useful if somebody else is stored or no longer. the only insurance that we've isn't any remember if we are stored or no longer.

Answer 4

I think the article was rather kind actually. Mother Theresa was a brute in life, and undeserving of anything but scorn.

Her "hospitals" were squalid dumps in inner cities where men, women, and children were left to die without medicine or decent food. In most of these death houses, the patients were not even given beds or allowed visitors!

It was her belief that she would become closer to her savior (Jesus Christ) by observing death and suffering. Such was the conviction of her beliefs that she made no efforts to ease the suffering of those who entrusted themselves to her care. In fact, the wretched conditions of these hospitals made many of the conditions of these poor people worse.

Theresa herself was more concerned with collecting money for the church than she was with the needs of her charges.

Since none of her atrocities are mentioned in the article, it presents a rather incomplete picture of her rise to sainthood. However, it does show that her death is nothing more than a reflection of her life. Evil with good press.

-SD-

Answer 5

She was nice, but she didn't further the cause of Christianity.
She was all about unifying the religions, not setting Christianity apart and saying that Jesus is the only way to God.
In short, she was a follower of ecumenism.

Answer 6

She was a caring and compassionate person, but unfortunately, she believed, as all Roman Catholics do, that you get to heaven by earning your way there by works - giving to the poor and needy, helping others, comforting the sick and poor, etc. No one can earn their way to heaven. Furthermore, she is no more a saint than anyone else in this world. I've done good things for people, too, but I'm not going to be considered a saint and I don't deem myself as a saint because I have a sinful nature just as everyone else does, INCLUDING MOTHER THERESA! She was a sinner like everyone else. With all the money the Vatican rakes in every year, they could feed the world ten times over and eliminate hunger in every country in the world!
It is through confessing your sins to God and surrendering your life to Christ, turning to Christ for salvation that gets you there - not by any works that we do. Ephesians 2:8-9 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God; 9 - Not of works, lest any man should boast. Titus 3:4-7 - But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 5 - Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 6 - Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7- That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 2 Timothy 1:9 - Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began.

Answer 7

We all know Mother Theresa dedicated her life to serving the poor and downtrodden of India. How anyone can say such ugly things about a righteous woman who spent her life helping others is beyond me!!!

Answer 8

I think that Mother Theresa was a good woman and we should all try to accomplish at least half of what she did for others in our lives.

Answer 9

the pope never met her so its just his opinion really she helped a lot of people

Answer 10

"Greater love has no one than that they lay down their life for a friend." " As you have done charity to the least of my children, you have done it to me." I believe that this is Jesus' description of Mother Theresa. I do not know of the Hitchens dude but I know Jesus.