Ten years ago today, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Her 50 years of compassionate care of the poorest of the poor and steadfast devotion to God attracted the admiration of the world and made such recognition a mere formality.
But while she has been enjoying the bliss of heaven, her detractors on earth are after her halo. A quick internet search with the question, “Was Mother Teresa a good person?” leads to a widely viewed video that purports to reveal the “hidden truth” about her and poses the question, “Was Mother Teresa a saint, or a monster?” (The podcaster unsurprisingly concluded she was the latter.) Another search result promised to “debunk the Mother Teresa myth.” Still another boasted, “Saint Mother Teresa was a documented mass murderer.” Not to be outdone, one contributor posted, “Mother Teresa was kind of a heartless b****.”
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