will Mother Teresa be canonized?

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Will mother Theresa be declared a saint??If she wasn't a saint it call into doubt the veracity all saints.peace.

-- zoobie (zooobiezoob@yahoo.com), July 12, 1999

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Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

Hi Zoobie. I didn't realize that practicing Buddhists cared about or even knew about the canonization of saints in the Catholic Church.

-- David Bowerman (dbowerman@blazenet.net), July 12, 1999.

Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

She probably will be. Mother Theresa was very ecumenical and said numerous positive things about Hinduism, a false polytheistic religion. You might want to read the recent authorized biography of her for verification of thse points.

She is the perfect "saint" for the Vatican II church.

-- Steve Jackson (SteveJ100@hotmail.com), July 12, 1999.


Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

Zoobie,

I totally agree with the others in tht Sr. Teresa will be canonized following the prescribed mthod of by the Church.

To others again I say the throwing of a barb towards Buddhists is uncalled for no matter you guise it. We as Chrsitians follow Christ who is considered one of the great prophets of the world by some other religions.

There is much to be learned from other religions. Perhaps reading Thomas Merton may open your eyes and hearts.

-- jean bouchardRC, (jeanb@cwk.imag.net), July 12, 1999.


Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

Jean,

I was not intending my comment to be a barb, just a curiosity as to why a Buddhist even cares about whether or not someone is canonized. I recognize Zoobie from several other Greenspun forums (TimeBomb 2000 and Pastor Chris's Y2K forum) where he/she clearly states to be a Buddhist with little exposure to or concern with Christianity. Just wondering as to why the concern over Mother Theresa.

-- David Bowerman (dbowerman@blazenet.net), July 13, 1999.


Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

Re-reading my post, I now see why Jean thought it was a thinly-veiled barb. My apologies to Zoobie. Sometimes I forget that the written words cannot reveal the subtleties (spelling?) of oral/visual communication. There's no intonnation, facial expressions or body language to assist in our communication, so we have to "read into" it the best we can to discern sarcasm, humor, etc. Must remember to add the appropriate "flavor" to my words to properly convey my intent.

-- David Bowerman (dbowerman@blazenet.net), July 13, 1999.


Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

David,

Bless your lil' pea pikin heart. - Jean B.

-- jean bouchardRC, (jeanb@cwk.imag.net), July 13, 1999.


Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

According to Steve, of course, if you have anything good to say about anybody's religion you're an ecumenical heretic (excuse the redundancy). Your rock throwing is getting old. Especially when you won't even defend your own deviation from the Apostolic deposit of faith. They preach heresy every Sunday at your Church, but you just wanna throw rocks at everybody else.

And where are your "Mother Theresas" in the 'ole MO Synod Lutheran ecclesial community, eh Steve? You guys have a lot of missionaries to the poorest of the poor in New Delhi? Mother T.'s order has to turn away novices.

-- David Palm (djpalm64@yahoo.com), July 13, 1999.


Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

So the LCMS preaches heresy every weekend. Pretty unecumenical of you Dave! You must agree with Lefevbre that Lutheran churches are "temples" and Luther was "one of the most evil men who lived." Unless you start talking nicer about your "separated brethren" the pope might excommunicate you!

-- Steve Jackson (SteveJ100@hotmail.com), July 13, 1999.

Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

I define ecumenism according to the true Catholic definition, ala Vatican II and the Holy Father, not according to modernist twisting. The Catholic Church is the true Church and we Catholics are not to compromise Catholic distinctives in dialogue with non-Catholics; this is the clear teaching of both Vatican II and John Paul II. I emphasize dialogue which means that you have some explaining to do as well. We can do this the easy way or the hard way, your choice. I tend to "push back" in measure to how my interlocutor is pushing. Since you are just rock throwing, I'm tossing a few back your way. So far, though, we're not getting much defense of your own doctrine, just attacks against ours. Seems like somebody who prides himself so much on doctrinal purity should be able to pony up with some good answers in defense of his own beliefs, instead of just attacking somebody else's.

So, Steve, just where does the Bible teach justification by faith alone and that the Bible is our sole authority in matters of faith and morals?

-- David Palm (djpalm64@yahoo.com), July 14, 1999.


Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

OK. After you answer my "JP II is a Modernist" thread, I will start a new one on justification by faith.

-- Steve Jackson (SteveJ100@hotmail.com), July 14, 1999.


Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

Steve,

No, John Paul is not a modernist. Today he disciplined a priest in NJ and forbade him from continuing his ministry to homosexuals for the priests long, obstinate refusal to teach the truth that homosexuality is a grave disorder and intrinsically evil.

Is God the Father a Modernist? The Holy Father is living in imitation of Christ, and as our spiritual father on earth following the example God the Father. This priest, the modernist you oppose, and yes Luther and the other Protestants are no more or no less than prodigal sons. Read the parable. The scriptures of the Old and New Covenant are full of examples of the patience of God with prodigals. It is only when pushed to the point where the prodigals will be irreparebly harmed by further patience does the Father lovingly apply chastisement to alter the course of those who deviate from the narrow way.

John Paul does not have the mind of a Modernist - he has the mind of Christ.

-- ubi (ubi@petros.com), July 14, 1999.


Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

I hope it didn't come across as if I was pretending to be catolic or trying to be inflamotory.I had heard second hand that credited miracles had to be recorded before someone was officialy able to be considered for canonization regarless of how saintly their worldly life was.To me,this is esoteric and difficult to locate,especialy as I am not catolic.She was a paragon of peace,love and giving compassion,and I cxertianly meant no umbrage.

-- zoobie (zoobiezoob@yahoo.com), July 17, 1999.

Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

Zoobie: somehow you have answered your question. you say that mother teresa was a paragon of love ,peace and giving compassion, and that is what makes her a candidate for canonizaton. the church, though, has to examine her life and actions to see whether at any time she deviated from christian virtues, and of course there must be miracles worked through her INTERCETION (only God can perform miracles). It is a long and careful process, so much so that in the XIX century an anglican bishop read the acts of investigation for the canonization of a person and he observed: "If all canonizations are so carefully investigated i could certainly accept them" and the catholic bishop who was with him answered: "in this case the cause of canonization was rejected" (i read this story some time ago. does anyone out there know who were the persons involved?)

ENRIQUE

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-- ENRIQUE ORTIZ (eaortiz@yahoo.com), July 18, 1999.


Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

Zoobie,

Your question is a great one. Of course holy living is a very important element of somebody being formally declared a saint. But what that formal declaration really means is that they are now in heaven. For that, miracles stemming from a request for that person's intercession is the primary proof to show that they are in fact in heaven and able to intercede for us before the throne of God. So you're right both ways; a holy life is a great sign of sanctity and there do need to be miracles attested for a formal canonization.

-- David Palm (djpalm64@yahoo.com), July 18, 1999.


Response to will mother theresa be canonized?

I think Mother Theresa should be a saint because she did many nice things and helped the sick!!

-- Chelsey Angelica Ingram (iceangel_202@hotmail.com), December 13, 2000.


I personally had the wonderful privilege of spending the day with Mother Teresa in June of 1984, when she visited the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, and spoke at McGurk Stadium at the University of Massachusetts. Being at her side was the most profound experience of my lifetime. Will she formally be declared a saint? Only God knows the answer to that question. Unoficially, she is already a saint of the Church for her countless acts of mercy, charity and love. She truly lived the Saint Francis prayer.

-- Larry Pelland (bravolarry822@aol.com), October 08, 2003.

In my own view,I think she should be canonized.Irrespective of religion or whatever.She will be beatified by the pope and i think after beatification she becomes blessed and after that she becomes a saint.For real she will become a saint

-- Okolie Kelechi (kulsauce@yahoo.com), October 16, 2003.

I THINK THAT SHE SHOULD BE CANONIZED ALTHOUGH SHE DIDNT HAVE THE TWO MIRACLES ACCURE TO HER. SHE WAS A GREAT WOMAN AND THERE ISNT ONE REASON WHY SHE SHOULDNT BE CANONIZED. I PRAYED FOR HER WHEN SHE WAS SICK AND IT DIDNT REALLY HELP. BUT I THINK THAT GOD TOOK HER SO THAT SHE COULD BE A SAINT.

-- CHRISTNA SEMAGUCHI LANGCHI (sportygirl@netwalkway.com), November 19, 2003.

Hi Zoobie, If you don't think that Mother Teresa should be canonized then you are crazy! I bet that she has done more than you can say for yourself! Mother Teresa was a great person and without a doubt should be canonized!!!! With Love, Allie

-- Allie Elizabeth Baker (AEBaker@aol.com), November 23, 2003.

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