Mother Teresa was a fraud
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxh, Mother Teresa (August 1910 – September 1997)
The Romans had a saying, de mortuis nil nisi bonum decendum est, or literally: do not speak about the dead unless it is good. However, I have never been good at following good advice. In fact, another good piece of advice would be not to piss off your cook. I was at a Mexican restaurant a few months back and in my private conversation I inadvertently said “Mother Teresa was kind of a bitch” within earshot of the cooks. The entire time I sat there eating my food I felt bad for hurting their feelings, felt the anger of their looks and wondered whether my food would be sanitary. So why would I pick on Mother Teresa of all people? Surely, even though atheists don’t seem to have any morals or respect anything they must at least respect Mother Teresa.
We’ve mentioned her here before and on a previous episode, but this topic deserves a bit more detail. Let’s start somewhere simple. Mother Teresa’s real name is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhi. She first hit the spotlight in Malcolm Muggeridge‘s documentary Something Beautiful for God. Mother Teresa is known for providing food for the starving in destitute parts of the world, for creating homes for the dying and sick, and for the strength of her religious conviction. I will address these claims and also provide some additional criticisms. Continue reading…