A Mother Theresa hit piece. Now I've seen it all.
No good deed goes unpunished. RIP Mother T.
I think the real motivation for attacking Mother Theresa is that she was Pro Life. That abortion culture has never forgiven her. When she accepted the Nobel Prize, she gave an uncompromising Pro Life pitch.
If you join an order where you take a vow of poverty, why complain about the lack of luxuries?
Pathetic.
It didn't work when Hitchens said less inflammatory garbage, and it certainly won't work when it comes from a disgruntled loser.
Satan won that unfortunate soul over. How sad. What a twisted view of the most basic of Christ's teachings. These "beliefs" weren't created by Mother Theresa.. they were established by Christ and she lived her life in "obedience" to Christ's teachings. This woman needs prayers in a big way.
Ok, here we go….
Anybody who know anything about what nuns vows and practices are know that this piece is probably right on the money.
Self denial, mortification, renouncing pretty much every worldly connection, it is all factual representation of nun-life.
In that, I see nothing wrong with this article.
One might argue the efficacy of such a life, but the existence of it is undeniable...
Kool Aid cooler talk...
Forget the theological musings, which amount to about five or six lines of the whole piece. Can anyone refute the facts that are alleged? These are not new issues, and have been raised for years, well before Mother Theresa's death. The only way to answer the critics is through transparancy, something Mother Theresa went to great pains to avoid. Get beyond the PR and look at what she really did. Much of it was good, some of it was not.
A vow of poverty is one thing, having to beg for your food is another.
And even if this is 100% true, I don't see that as such a big deal. People are imperfect.
Sounds very much like the Clinton Administration and liberals in general.
I heard that Mother Teresa was bitching to God about the size of her halo compared to that of Princess Di's and then God pointed out that Di's was not a halo but a steering wheel.
Actually, I am a personal friend of the author of this piece.
The job with Mother Teresa was actually Sue's third occupation after leaving school. Her first job was tasting pies at a local pie factory; she quit that job because she decided she didn't like pie. Then she went to work at the mattress plant testing out mattresses, but she soon decided that was too stressful.
I never will forget the time my dad had paid several thosand dollars for a special hunting dog that could walk on water - he didn't have to swim to retrieve game. I invited Sue to go hunting with us, but didn't tell her about the dog's amazing talent. We shot ducks and Ol' Shep trotted across the water to get the birds every time. Sue never acknowledged Shep's ability. Finally, I turned to Sue and asked. "Do you notice anything about the new hunting dog?"
"Yeah", Sue said, "The sumbish can't swim."
This story is about as true as the author's!!
"Another is the belief that the sisters have leverage over God by choosing to suffer. Their suffering makes God very happy. He then dispenses more graces to humanity."
Oh boy. A badly cathecized Catholic convert. Why do they join austere orders in the first place?
I think she really misunderstands the concept of attachments and how one overcomes every attachment to every creature other than God and by creature I mean his creations and gifts. That attachment also extends to one's comfort and pleasure.
Maybe there is some truth in what she is saying, despite a lot of good the sisters accomplished and still accomplish.
Obviously not an Old Testament, or Bob Dylan Fan...
Oh God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son"
Abe says, "Man, you must be puttin' me on"
God say, "No." Abe say, "What?"
God say, "You can do what you want Abe, but
The next time you see me comin' you better run"
Well Abe says, "Where do you want this killin' done?"
God says, "Out on Highway 61."
Basic question, why wasn't the money spent on the poor?
Hey I have to compliment you. You have the all-consuming satan-inspired hatred of the Catholic Church thing down pat. Good luck with that gig.