how many generations with the "Church" wait to make Mother Theresa a Saint?

Question

do you think they will wait until people forgot about her "silence of god" statement and doubting of existence?

odd how this process happens years and years afterwards, not in real time

she was beatified Oct 2003, not the same as being made a saint by human decree

http://www.motherteresacause.info/index.htm

Answer 1

People want a hero. Mother Teresa was and is hyped as such. Most people would not want to even entertain any idea otherwise, just blindly believe the hype.

A little research shows a few questions to the reputation.

Answer 2

It is not a generational issue per se and, when you know a little bit about the process, not really odd that it takes so long. I can't describe every detail of the process of making someone a saint, but I can give you some highlights.

BTW, I am not defending this practice, nor am I condemning it. I am just providing some information.

Sainthood is something that others advocate for a person, almost exclusively after they have died.
A certain number of clergy petition the Vatican to consider a person for this honor. And make no mistake - whether or not you think the Catholic church is full of nonsense (and many do), Sainthood is intended to be an honoring of that person's life. It is not granted lightly.
The usual route to that is someone is "Beatified". Simply put, they are deemed to have led an exceptionally pure and outstanding religious life.
Next, to be considered for Sainthood, three miracles have to be associated with a person. Either events during their life that are judged miraculous, or miracles that have occurred as a result of prayers asking for help from this person. This is known as "Intersession". Essentially, the person has "interceded" on your behalf with God.

So the basic requirements are (For Catholic Sainthood):
1. Being a Catholic.
2. Leading an exemplary religious life.
3. Miracles.

Now, the reason all this takes so many years is because it is complicated and requires a lot of research, and years of advocacy.
Some group of people have to decide that they think you were a saint. Then they petition the Vatican. The Vatican asks for proof that said person is worthy of this honor.
As you can imagine, the miracles are the hardest to prove.
Ever wonder where the phrase "Devil's advocate" came from? This is one of the places. The Vatican appoints someone to essentially disprove any miraculous events associated with the potential saint's life.

The reason for this is two fold:
Sainthood is a rare honor, and reserved for people that can meet a very high standard. Catholic tradition grants special significance to people that are sainted. As well as the belief that they have special ability to affect our lives.
So it is something that is hard to achieve, to say the least.
The second, and more direct, idea behind the Devil's Advocate, is a logical one. If you argue a position, whatever it is, and some intelligent person does their best to raise every objection possible, and you STILL convince people that you are right, it is more likely that you actually are.

All of this take years to get done. That is why it may take some time for this to happen (if it ever does).

For the record, Mother Theresa did not actually doubt the existence of God. Rather, she asked questions that many reasonable people do: How can a loving God allow such pain an suffering? Remember, she and her order worked among the world's most retched people every single day. It is not hard to understand coming to a place where you have moments of doubt about God's love. Many a religious person has had their faith "tested", and Mother Theresa's faith remained unbroken at her death.

Answer 3

this is funny - people complain about Catholics declaring people saints and then complain when they aren't declared quick enough.... (not you in particular BTW)

it will happen when it happens - this is not something that is rushed. it's not like giving someone asn oscar or emmy becuase the majority wants it that way.

the Catholics ALL knew if they followed mother theresa at all that she had doubts, that she had her periods of silence. we are taught that this can happen to all of us. this is one of the gifts of Christ's death on the Cross - when He too cried out - My God My God why have You abandonded Me?! we will all feel that way from time to time and we have to know that God is not removed from us in the slightest. it's like when your dad is teaching you to ride a bike without training wheels -- he's still there to catch you and alwys will be!

Answer 4

I have been a catholic for many years now, and I do find many of them do have allot of silly beliefs regarding our religion, just because someone dose some good deeds dose not constitute saint ism, man has an insatiable need to be remembered this simply dose not make any sense to me, Mother Theresa is dead now so really what can she do now, it would not surprise me that some catholics will probably start praying to her now this is absolute nonsense, people really are strange.

Answer 5

Mother Teresa did not in any way deny God but after feeling a great mystical closeness felt nothing for decades but continued on living her faith heroically and showed such profound love of God and people.
MT needs another miracle to be canonized and I think that that will come in a few years.

Answer 6

If she believed the catholic cult's false gospel to her dying breath, she isn't in heaven. Catholics are not saved and are not Christians. Catholics believe a false gospel of works that leads to eternal hell.

Bible teachers that said that the Vatican and the catholic cult are an antichrist:

John Bunyan, John Huss, John Wycliffe, John Calvin, William Tyndale, John Knox, Thomas Bacon, John Wesley, Charles Spurgeon, Samuel Cooper, John Cotton, and Jonathan Edwards

Answer 7

You are a little behind aren't you. Catch up before you ask silly questions. Mother Teresa Has already been made a Saint.

Answer 8

if mother theresa does not deserve sainthood, then no one does.