With all the hype coming out about Mother Teresa not really being as saintly as she had people believe, I decided to do some of my own research to clear some stuff up.
Mother Teresa was an Albanian, Indian Roman Catholic nun who founded the "Missionaries of Charity" which is a congregation that cares for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. The congregation also acts as a soup kitchen, orphanage, school, and family counseling program. However, Mother Teresa was often criticized for misusing charitable monies and refusing to give people medical care or painkillers because she felt they would impede with the suffering that was supposed to bring people closer to Jesus.
According to the article we looked at in class from the Huff Post regarding the sick and poor, Mother Teresa "was more willing to pray from them than provide practical medical care" and she left many people in poor and shoddy conditions after her missions, despite the amount of money she was given. Here's the article from the Huff Post, read it and decide for yourself!
Mother Teresa
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