Stupidest Headline concerning Mother Teresa. This from the Chicago Tribune: “Can Saints Have Bad Days?”
It continues:
It seems like blasphemy to suggest that all those years Mother Teresa perpetuated a lie—that she did not believe her own proclamations of faith. Instead, perhaps her writings show that in all journeys of faith, no matter how pious the sojourner may be, there can be long seasons of doubt and disconnect.
Or perhaps the letters show that it does not take God to inspire good deeds but simply compassion for our fellow human beings.
How do you believe the publication of Mother Teresa’s letters will alter her legacy, if at all? Should it block her path to sainthood?
Firstly to talk about Mother Teresa perpetuating a lie is just ridiculous. Don’t these people have editors? And then to ask if it should block her path to sainthood is just so typically confused. The Church is not a democracy. We don’t vote someone into sainthood. The Church simply recognizes them.
August 28, 2007 at 8:02 am
I would hope that her letters make no difference. They shouln’t matter at all.. She was a great woman who deserves our respect. As far as sainthood..definitly!
Nice blog!
August 28, 2007 at 11:17 am
“Or perhaps the letters show that it does not take God to inspire good deeds but simply compassion for our fellow human beings. “
This is a typical secular humanist response. Disconnecting goodness from the ultimate wellspring of good. /Augustine/Aquinas/CS Lewis/Chesterton/Kreeft have said it better than I can.
Also, doing “good deeds,” devoid of God, leaves the determination of “good” up to me and my tainted “Son of Adam” viewpoint. What is “good” to me might be an atrocity to you.
August 28, 2007 at 2:27 pm
I have seen worse headlines. One claiming she was an agnostic and another claiming her as an atheist.
August 28, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Since the people investigating the cause READ ALL THE PERSONS WRITINGS the fact that she is BLESSED TERESA OF CALCUTTA answers the Tribune’s question!
sigh. Too bad Cardinal George couldn’t have helped with this article. =)
August 28, 2007 at 3:52 pm
What if an atheist has doubts about atheism? Is he still an atheist? because clearly a christian who experiences some “doubts” is a liar and a fraud and a closet atheist, according to the media.