Your belief in a God is based on what premise?
It is not Christianity.
She was a product of her time, and I think she is heavily judged for that from a modern perspective, but she brought much global awareness to people and basically did a lot of good stuff as well. More well intentioned than not, that’s for sure.
Calling the book “The Missionary Position”, what a prick, just out to offend in a peurile way. He was definitely a fanatic when it came to religion, but I think it was more out of bitterness for its history, than in its present form. But then he was also around at the time of all the jihad scares, he mentioned it often.
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Not Christianity as written no. But Jesus was undoubtedly a prophet, I’m most interested in what he had to say, the rest doesn’t interest me much tbh. So, I believe in Christ, but I don’t follow any church. I’m not sure if it’s allowed, but it’s just the way it is.
He briefly justifies his stance on her in this short video.
Which I am in total agreement.
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I’m not, and I’ll tell you why. Mother Teresa was a very publicly visible representative of the church. All of her stated beliefs of course matched that of the mainstream church. All of the political and business ties, I doubt she was operating autonomously, if she was then so was Queen Elizabeth II in her time.
He has singled her out, easily, because she was a very public figure, and represented the era of the church he abhorred the most. This is why I would have loved to talk to the guy for any length of time, he can’t view any of it objectively because his bias is unwavering. That makes for a good argument..
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That’s what they all say: ‘‘I’m not religious, I’m a CHRISTIAN’’ 
Good grief. She was an evil old fraud and you know it. India has modern hospitals. Why were the hideous dwarf’s ‘patients’ lying on the floor with no medical treatment or anything for their pain, after she received MILLIONS in donations? How stupid ARE people exactly?? She enjoyed their suffering, that’s why. I hope there’s a hell for her to burn in.
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Who is all? I’ve never heard anyone say that. You are a hell of a one for putting on those Buzz Lightyear conclusion jumping rocket boots too, who is ‘they’ and why am I lumped in with them?
What’s the source of that? Genuinely interested. I don’t know much about her, but I wasn’t aware of that. Bugger it, I’ll ask the AI, you can point out anything it gets wrong. I’ll do some cherry picking of my own, here are some of the highlights:
observed that her facilities lacked strong analgesics like morphine.
No shit Sherlock. They must have been like gold dust in most of those locations.
relying instead on weak painkillers such as aspirin and acetaminophen
You said—“Why were the hideous dwarf’s ‘patients’ lying on the floor with no medical treatment or anything for their pain”. They had something for their pain, just not enough. The good stuff was hard to get hold of, and the church didn’t put much extra effort into securing it, as long as people were largely unaware of the problem.
However, the claim that she deliberately denied pain relief to make patients suffer is contested. Critics like Christopher Hitchens and some journalists argue her philosophy glorified suffering as spiritually redemptive, citing statements where she said the world benefits from the suffering of the poor. Yet, defenders of Mother Teresa emphasize that she did not withhold painkillers out of cruelty. Instead, they argue the lack of strong analgesics stemmed from systemic issues in India , including strict government regulations on powerful painkillers, limited access to modern medicine, and the fact that her homes were not hospitals but shelters for the dying.
That will be well sourced. What’s your source?
Niall, obviously what lies beneath your sentiments is what some would call a lapsed Catholic.
’ Give me a child till he is seven years old,’ said St Ignatius Loyola , ’ and I will show you the man. ’ The founder of the Jesuit Brotherhood was way ahead of his time.
I have seen it many times, regardless of the protestations of the person this doctrine lies hidden never to be discarded, albeit the person is unaware of its coercive method.
I don’t give a shit what AI says about it. You have a brain don’t you? What do YOU have to say about it? What do YOU think she did with the millions in donations? She said herself that suffeing brought them ‘closer to Jesus’. It’s really not rocket science. How do you think she managed to jet-set around the world, meeting famous people?
I’ve heard it over and over again. You just say it in a slightly more roundabout way 
No. What lies beneath is objectivity, and seeing the situation for what it really was, instead of focusing on one figure. The entire church is to blame for what happened, what was lacking, she was a mirror the church held up for the public to see, so why put all the blame on the reflection? She was a product of her time, and a product of the church. Only a most loyal follower could perform the role she did.
I’m not a lapsed Catholic, I had Catholic friends and saw what they were expected to adhere to, but was raised in a largely non religious household, my Dad wasn’t really at all bothered with it beyond family ceremony, although my Mother is a firm believer, but she was never preachy about it, she just tells what she believes.
It is up to the person to search for truth themselves. Roman Catholic practices including mass, confession, Mary worship are derived from Babylonian traditions rather than the Bible.
She went along with it. Her choice, her stance to defend the Catholic system. Hitchen nailed her.
I’m trying to explain to you, if she didn’t then that would be the last you would hear of her. Do you know how the church actually works? It’s as complex as any government..
Yes I do. From what you write you underestimate the power of the Papacy.
What? The papacy has ultimate power over all goings on, when have I said the opposite in anything I’ve written?
From what was written?
Doesn’t sound like a ‘non religious household’ to me
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Well it is if you’re left to believe what you choose. There might be a religious influence, but no pressure to adhere to doctrine, doesn’t really sound like the classical definition of a “religious household”, not at all, really.
Where are those sources Victor? I’m still waiting..
It sounds exactly like a typical catholic household to me
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