The book that has half the forum condemning Mother Teresa to hell for losing her faith: "Come Be My Light". How much of all of this is based on Christopher Hitchen's "analysis" and cherry picked quotes and how much is based on having actually read the book?
From all accounts Mother Teresa wrote thousands of letters, many of which were destroyed at her request. Some letters have survived and some of those were reproduced in the book and then Christopher Hitchens (who has a serious bee in his bonnet about her) went to town on them.
Reading the reviews at Amazon gives a dramatically different spin on the contents and so it's in my cart now... along with several books written by Cardinal Ratzinger/Pope Benedict, thanks mainly to people who appear to be misrepresenting what they contain.
So the question remains... is Mother Teresa being condemned to hell based on excerpts? Is that wise? Should we not say "I haven't read the book, I can't judge based on quotes selected by an intoxicated atheist."
I’m very wary of assigning anyone to hell.
God alone knows His transactions with them at the moment of death.
On the other hand, it is, imho, extremely hazardous to not be certain that one is confessed up, prayed up, forgiven up, forgivING up and ready to go 24/7.
Doubts in general are human.
For a believer to doubt God’s existence etc. . . . is pushing it more than I’d want to.