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Zikten posted...

just wanted to add to the Mother Teresa thing....she really didn't do anything that amazing for the most part. the only people who think she was great are biased Catholics who think only her "saving souls" matters. but you take that away and she at best did nothing of value. and at worst, was a horrid human

That is a terrible reimagining of history.

Mother Teresa was definitely a controversial figure, especially in more recent times. But you cant erase the fact that she personally helped feed, treat, and otherwise care for thousands of Indias poorest citizens for more than four decades. Forty plus years. Most people work regular, comfortable jobs for only half as long, and they very rarely do it in places housing the diseased and unwanted.

I am fully aware of the criticisms people have of her, including her anti-abortion views and her very Catholic perspective on suffering for salvation. She could have run her charity missions with less emphasis on promoting religion and instead provide much better health care, for example. She wasnt perfect and I dont agree with the Church declaring her a saint. But saying or even implying she did nothing of value is ridiculous.

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