Mother Theresa was...

[Martinus]

Apparently my Facebook feed cannot agree.

[The Brain]

Is sainthood retroactive?

[Valmy]

She was a Catholic Saint. So I suspect however you feel about Catholicism will factor in there. In the context of her faith she did the best she could.

But damn it is hilarious to see people falling over themselves to prove she was a subhuman demon. The internet is a crazy place.

[11B4V]

Is sainthood retroactive?

In make believe, you can do anything you want.

[Hamilcar]

Religious sadist. Should have been sent to jail for a long time for mass torture and murder.

[Barrister]

She is an interesting and complex figure.  Somewhere between 2 & 3.  Definitely someone who should be viewed with sympathy rather than derision.  And the question of whether she is or should be a saint is a whole different question.

The major criticism I've often dead against Mother Theresa is that she did nothing to alleviate pain, suffering, or poverty in those she ministered to - her primary purpose was to convert people to Catholicism.  To an atheist this seems monstrous, but of course to a Christian it makes much more sense.

The most interesting, and perhaps tragic, facet of her life is how someone who dedicated her life to the Church in fact wrote diaries despairing of not feeling Christ in her heart.


Of course the notion that human beings here on earth can proclaim who is or is not a "Saint" seems fairly silly to my Protestant faith, but like I said that's a whole separate issue.

[Hamilcar]

The major criticism I've often dead against Mother Theresa is that she did nothing to alleviate pain, suffering, or poverty in those she ministered to - her primary purpose was to convert people to Catholicism.  To an atheist this seems monstrous, but of course to a Christian it makes much more sense.

And this is why her (and your?) brand of Christianity is ethically monstrous. While other totalitarian regimes like the Nazis or Soviets certainly used torture, they never saw moral good for the person tortured in it.

[Valmy]

Religious sadist. Should have been sent to jail for a long time for mass torture and murder.

Wow. Alrighty then.

[Martinus]

I love Languish. 

[grumbler]

I love Languish. 

Why search all over the internet for bigots when Hami is right here? 

[Martinus]

I love Languish. 

Why search all over the internet for bigots when Hami is right here? 

FWIW, Hami's views on her match the closest the leftists on my Facebook.

[Hamilcar]

Hitch on Mother Teresa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL8MDnuUsE4

[CountDeMoney]

In the name of Holy Mother Church, Go forth, this Thread is ended.  Go in peace.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

In the name of Orville Redenbacher and the Flying Spaghetti Monster (PBUI), this thread is resurrected.

[CountDeMoney]

Oh, good grief. Somebody runs across the wet cement, and Captain Concrete swings into action to reinforce the rebar up Hami's ass.