...or are you willing to agree with me if I give you enough evidence?
She refused to buy less painful sharper needles requested by her nurses even though she had plenty of money, because she thought the patients were being more christ-like by enduring the pain of dull needles.
2007-09-26 03:16:28 · 32 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-09-26 03:19:12 · answer #1 · answered by pestie58 the spider hunter 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
i don't think that is evidence at all...I am a christian...but by no means a devout one...but i am going to tell you what i think anyways...because i think you are seeing this from the wrong angle...
i think that she was not meaning to be cruel by not buying sharper needles...she was simply acknowledging that money can be better spent...on necessities like food, water, shelter, etc. They can put up with a duller prick if they are able to eat dinner under a roof...
As far as them being "Christlike" by enduring a little more pain with duller needles, this is just a reflection of her strong christian beliefs...well more specifically catholic beliefs that stress the fact that Christ died and suffered for our sins...so i imagine...that she saw the small amount of extra pain that the patients endured as a symbol of the sacrifices one makes to be more "Christlike" and in the christian religion...we are taught to not only follow in Christ's footsteps...but to model our behaviors and choices after his...like the phrase...what would Jesus do?
so I can see where you are coming from, thinking this act would make her a bad woman...but look at it from another perspective...
2007-09-26 03:28:04 · answer #2 · answered by CQ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Church is attempting to judge Mother Theresa, if it is possible for the Church to do so. There is a movement toward her sainthood. I cannot judge her.
I have heard it said that Mother Theresa was very hard on her followers. These are men and women who chose to work for and follow her. Her disposition was probably seated in her desire to obtain sanctity for them.
I have never heard it said that she chose to hurt or harm the ones she treated or helped. Instead it has been my experience that her order treats the people they serve as honored guests.
I stayed in a shelter provided by the Missionaries of Charity. Even though I was one of several women off of the streets of New York City, I was treated as an honored guest. While the nuns had no hot water to wash or bathe in, we had hot water. The nuns cleaned our rooms and bathrooms. We had seats at our dinner table and in the chapel while the nuns knelt on the bare floor. We had good, hot meals. We were provided fans in the hot summer while the nuns had none. The nuns had only two sets of clothing while they obtained many clothes for us if we needed them. I could go on about this but I think you can get the idea.
Christians are not to judge anyone; not Mother Theresa, not even you.
Yours in Christ Jesus, Grace
2007-09-26 03:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by Grace 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
People are made up of both good and bad. The idea is to have the good outweigh the bad and help as many people as you can to have a better life.
Mother Theresa, like any other human, had her own challenges, mistakes and lessons to learn. She went through her own moments of despair, doubt and feeling seperate from God. I hope that others never have to go through that feeling of disconnection from God after having felt that divine bliss of being one with God for so long. It is a devastating experience, yet she continued on helping others even when her faith was shaken. How many can say they have done that or would do that?
If the worst thing she has done was not buy a particular brand of needles does that really outweigh all of the good she did?
Where is your proof that she even did what you claim she did? Were you one of the ones she served throughout her life?
2007-09-26 03:23:41 · answer #4 · answered by Unity 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
She was not a bad woman. She believed she was doing the right thing, and she believed she was doing the best she could for the patients, assuming you are right, and assuming things happened exactly the way you are telling us. This might not be correct to you and me, but it was correct to her.
The same kind of example is the father that allows his child to die, simply because as a Jehovah's Witness he doesn't accept blood transfusion; and people that hurt themselves until bleeding in the name of God; and people that suicide under their religious leader's command.
Religion can be brainwashing, no matter which one.
My religion is Spiritism, because its doctrine makes sense to me, and maybe I am brain washed myself, but we all have to be careful not to get too much into it. I don't think that's what God expects from us... pain and blood for His sake? I don't think so. Fanaticism is also wrong in God's eyes.
Peace!
2007-09-26 03:38:04 · answer #5 · answered by Janet Reincarnated 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tom says he has heard of the video You mention, but You mentioned no video.
What i instinctively assume is that You have direct evidence for saying such a shocking thing, or else You are putting Yourself out there to be called a liar -- for what reason i cannot guess.
2007-09-26 03:34:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would need to know a lot more about your assertion. Just your saying this does not make it true. So, I guess I would become doubtful of your statement, but would not assume you were lying, hopefully mistaken.
Catholics are Christians.
2007-09-26 03:24:40 · answer #7 · answered by jack of all trades 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well normally we would need to look at our own faults before we point at other people.
The Catholic church as well as the protestant churches have a lot of traditions that originate from men rather than the Bible scriptures directly. They make teachers for themselves.
I don't expect the churches to do everything fine in the sight of God as they don't teach everything Godly.
There are many teachings that are not found in the Bible or it is a cherry picked verse which they can contort to fit their teachings. Yet all truths are themed throughout the Bible not just weighted a presumption of meaning on a couple of verses.
Some Catholics think that intentional poverty and suffering will make them closer to God. Making themselves live through brought on hardships shows God their conviction.
But it is not scriptural it again is invented by humans.
2007-09-26 03:20:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
There's a difference between lying and being wrong. If you said that, I'd assume that's what you believed. Lying would mean you know that's not true and you say it anyway. And "bad" is a completely subjective term.
2007-09-26 03:23:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Ummm no i dont assume your lieing ive never met the woman. All i know is what ive heard or read and in the modern world you have to filter through the trash to get to the truth and i just havent put the time into learning about her.
2007-09-26 03:20:27 · answer #10 · answered by SS4 Elby 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Take that BS somewhere else. Mother Teresa is a saint, and a far more giving person than you could evet hope to be.
2007-09-26 03:22:26 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋