Mother Teresa's "Miracle"?

[athithi]

How many of you believe in Mother Teresa's "miracle"? CNN was just showing some dude talking about how how Hindu Fundamentalists didn't like the fact that a Hindu woman had been "cured" by a Christian Missionary. Apparently. the woman had a stomach tumour which was "cured" by a medallion of Mother Teresa that she wore. This "miracle" is one of two which will fetch Mother Teresa Sainthood. All the double quotes should tell you that I think this is a pile of crap. The doctors have certified that the woman in question was cured by medication - WESTERN MEDICINE. And in the West they still talk of miracles

EDIT: This is not to belittle what Mother Teresa did as a human being - that was the true friggin' miracle :| And IMO this circus only detracts from what she really achieved.

Linked CNN Article..

Beyond the "Comprehension of Medical Science"?

 

[rubix]

anyone who believes that bs is so stupid it's not funny (including the pope). it's 2002 and we still have people with primitive cavemen-like mentalities. maybe they can give kodak or whoever sainthood next for making the magic film the picture was on.

 

[Scarpozzi]

You're talking about religious people here. So many people will believe anything that lines up with their faith without question.

I personally believe that Mother Teresa was an "alien cyborg" and she had amazing "alien cyborg" powers. The fact that she can heal someone with a couple of rolaids proves it beyond a shadow of a doubt....

 

[Analog]

Mother Theresa was an alien, when you consider she gave up all her lust for worldly things and devoted her life to the help and caring for others. She did it in a country where her religon was a curiosity, without trying to 'convert' anyone, selflessly. She definately was an alien compared with most people who are running around trying to find the right Christmas gift, getting caught up in the reality of a world that is so fundamentally materialistic. Where spirituality means that you're weak minded, and that getting 'ahead' (whatever that means) is paramount. She will always be an alien because these type of actions are alien to 99.99% of all humanity. If I had 1 oz of her resolve and compassion, I'd be a better person. If an alien is to be a saint, let her be the first one.

 

One word describes thier devotion.

Faith.

 

[her209]

There is a fine line between faith and stupidity.

 

[linuxboy]

Originally posted by: her209
There is a fine line between faith and stupidity.

There are no lines. The assumption of their existence supports the idea of our maniacal desires to hoarde, separate, and misunderstand the connections and affectations our persons have with their surroundings.


Slippery slopes on the other hand...

Cheers !

 

[jyates]

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
Mother Theresa was an alien, when you consider she gave up all her lust for worldly things and devoted her life to the help and caring for others. She did it in a country where her religon was a curiosity, without trying to 'convert' anyone, selflessly. She definately was an alien compared with most people who are running around trying to find the right Christmas gift, getting caught up in the reality of a world that is so fundamentally materialistic. Where spirituality means that you're weak minded, and that getting 'ahead' (whatever that means) is paramount. She will always be an alien because these type of actions are alien to 99.99% of all humanity. If I had 1 oz of her resolve and compassion, I'd be a better person. If an alien is to be a saint, let her be the first one.

Well said !

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: axiom
Canon Law is very strict in accordance to miracles that qualify for sainthood.

Who do you believe, the Doctors or the Missionaries of Christ?

Neither...I believe in "alien cyborgs".

 

[athithi]

Mother Theresa was an alien, when you consider she gave up all her lust for worldly things and devoted her life to the help and caring for others.

True.

She did it in a country where her religon was a curiosity, without trying to 'convert' anyone, selflessly.

Largely incorrect. I am not sure about actual conversions, but faith in Jesus as the only Saviour is a pre-requisite of any Christian Missionary. Also, Christianity has had a significant presence in India from several hundred years before Mother Teresa's time. Selfless? Practically indisputable.

She definately was an alien compared with most people who are running around trying to find the right Christmas gift, getting caught up in the reality of a world that is so fundamentally materialistic. Where spirituality means that you're weak minded, and that getting 'ahead' (whatever that means) is paramount.

Agree to a large extent. But you can be materialistic and still be a much better person than the most devoted follower of any Faith. This is a uniquely American lesson that I've learned in the 5 years that I've lived here.

She will always be an alien because these type of actions are alien to 99.99% of all humanity.

There are equally good people who've done better than her in certain areas and worse in others. However, overall, she might indeed fall into that .01% category.

If I had 1 oz of her resolve and compassion, I'd be a better person. If an alien is to be a saint, let her be the first one.

Agreed too. But requiring dubious miracles to label her a Saint cannot be considered an honor to her - atleast as far as I am concerned.

 

[Wallydraigle]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi

Originally posted by: axiom
Canon Law is very strict in accordance to miracles that qualify for sainthood.

Who do you believe, the Doctors or the Missionaries of Christ?

Neither...I believe in "alien cyborgs".

I believe in aliens, but I believe that they all look exactly like us, except with prosthetic latex foreheads. They all speak english too, with the vocabulary and syntax of late twentieth to early twenty first century America. To deny this is ludicrous.

 

[athithi]

Originally posted by: axiom
Regardless of what the Catholic Church believes, why are pagans and athiests even concerned if the Mother Theresa is canonized? It's not like they believe in saints in the first place.

One can believe in Mother Teresa as a noble soul without having to consider her a representative of any particular religion - do you mind?

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: jyates

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
Mother Theresa was an alien, when you consider she gave up all her lust for worldly things and devoted her life to the help and caring for others. She did it in a country where her religon was a curiosity, without trying to 'convert' anyone, selflessly. She definately was an alien compared with most people who are running around trying to find the right Christmas gift, getting caught up in the reality of a world that is so fundamentally materialistic. Where spirituality means that you're weak minded, and that getting 'ahead' (whatever that means) is paramount. She will always be an alien because these type of actions are alien to 99.99% of all humanity. If I had 1 oz of her resolve and compassion, I'd be a better person. If an alien is to be a saint, let her be the first one.

Well said !

seriuosly ditto....really well said.......

these "miracles" should not be well publisized...and it should only be spread through the catholic community......i myself too think it's not a "miracle", but who knws right? ....but yeah, yellowfiero, really nice post...

 

[Gnurb]

I certainly don't consider myself a devout Christian, and I have no problem with them naming her a Saint.

I don't understand the big deal, I think she is a Saint.

I did hear on fark that she denied people pain killers in her hospitals so that in feeling pain they'd be closer to God, but I have no idea if this is substantiated or not. I hope not.

 

[Kadarin]

If the Catholic Church wants to make her a saint, they'll attribute "miracles" to her even if they have to make them up. No puny "facts" shall get in the way of the wishes of the Holy Father. That is the way it has always been with the Church, and so it shall always be.

 

[ed21x]

we have way too many overzealous atheists here. don't you guys have better things to do then to try and pinpoint religious themes to bash on?

i mean, not even the religious people here on anandtech or outside would put up this much effort in an attempt to make themselves feel superior.

 

[athithi]

Originally posted by: ed21x
we have way too many overzealous atheists here. don't you guys have better things to do then to try and pinpoint religious themes to bash on?

nope