Hmm.. turns out I was right about faithful Catholics loving Teresa more than normal.
I discussed her with my father the other day. He is a faithful, "true" Catholic, but not a fanatic. While he belives in most thing the Church teaches, he is fine with non-Christians, and even understands atheists/agnostics, though he believes they are sad and lonesome without religion.
I brought up Teresa with him and my understanding of her "loving to keep people poor." He was not happy with me. It was almost as if I questioned the virtue of his grandmother.
He said that maybe MT should have tried to help the poor more than she did but "saints aren't social workers etc. etc.!
I discussed her with my father the other day. He is a faithful, "true" Catholic, but not a fanatic. While he belives in most thing the Church teaches, he is fine with non-Christians, and even understands atheists/agnostics, though he believes they are sad and lonesome without religion.
I brought up Teresa with him and my understanding of her "loving to keep people poor." He was not happy with me. It was almost as if I questioned the virtue of his grandmother.
He said that maybe MT should have tried to help the poor more than she did but "saints aren't social workers etc. etc.!
