08-28-2007, 09:52 PM
<b>Mother Teresa: In Heaven or Hell?</b> <!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Charles Keating of the Lincoln S&L fame is one egregious example of Teresa âworkingâ the rich crowd. Keating gave more than a million dollars to Teresa and flew her around in his jet. During his trial for fraud, Teresa wrote Judge Ito telling him what a good guy Keating was and asked for leniency in sentencing. Teresa advised the judge to âdo what Jesus would do.â Iâm not sure what Jesus would have done, but the judge gave Keating ten years for fraud.
Following the trial, Teresa received a letter from the Deputy District Attorney telling her that the money Keating had given her was stolen from hard working people and suggested that she return the money. I would have suggested, âAfter all, that is what Jesus would have you do.â The good nun never answered his letter (nor returned the stolen money). After all, it was for the âpoor.â
Teresa was also involved with Princess Diana who sought consolation at the time of her divorce. The nun said that the divorce was unfortunate but was probably a good thing. However, Teresa took the opposite position when Ireland was debating what to do about their prohibition of divorce and remarriage. It seems the nun was an opportunist, especially when it fit her agenda. Her agenda was to raise money for her charity by schmoozing up to rich and famous people. She raised a fortune but never built a hospital or hospice, or a home for children in India but did build convents in more than 150 countries! There has never been an accounting for the fortune she raised.
Teresa had theological problems as well as problems with principle. She was asked if she ever converted people (or only fed the hungry, lifted the poor, etc.) and she replied, âOf course I convert. I convert you to be a better Hindu or a better Muslim or a better Protestant. Once you've found God, it's up to you to decide how to worship him.â That is heresy. No real Christian believes that.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Following the trial, Teresa received a letter from the Deputy District Attorney telling her that the money Keating had given her was stolen from hard working people and suggested that she return the money. I would have suggested, âAfter all, that is what Jesus would have you do.â The good nun never answered his letter (nor returned the stolen money). After all, it was for the âpoor.â
Teresa was also involved with Princess Diana who sought consolation at the time of her divorce. The nun said that the divorce was unfortunate but was probably a good thing. However, Teresa took the opposite position when Ireland was debating what to do about their prohibition of divorce and remarriage. It seems the nun was an opportunist, especially when it fit her agenda. Her agenda was to raise money for her charity by schmoozing up to rich and famous people. She raised a fortune but never built a hospital or hospice, or a home for children in India but did build convents in more than 150 countries! There has never been an accounting for the fortune she raised.
Teresa had theological problems as well as problems with principle. She was asked if she ever converted people (or only fed the hungry, lifted the poor, etc.) and she replied, âOf course I convert. I convert you to be a better Hindu or a better Muslim or a better Protestant. Once you've found God, it's up to you to decide how to worship him.â That is heresy. No real Christian believes that.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->