Will Pope Francis end up being like Mother Teresa who just wallows in the misery

[CK_John]

of the poor but never fights to change the system that allows the poverty to keep on keeping on.

[Brickbat]

1. One hopes not.

Her culture of using suffering to "glorify" God was abhorrent.

[BlueJazz]

2. I hope not. ...being like Mother Torture. She never opened very many doors for anyone.

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[Cleita]

3. Another bash Mother Teresa thread.

How could she change the system unless she declared herself queen of earth, or at least went into politics? At least she tried to so something, if nothing more than try to give some meaning and solace to the suffering people endured.

[Recursion]

4. Nice to see people still like to take a dump on Teresa

I mean, obviously your solutions for changing the system are so ****ing effective, aren't they?

[NaturalHigh]

5. Will you do anything about poverty or just diss Mother Teresa?

I would be willing to bet that she fed a lot more poor people than you have.

[CK_John]

6. She doesn't seem to help many live, just die.

Another opinion:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2287427/Was-Mother-Teresa-saintly-Researchers-spark-controversy-claiming-care-sick-dubious-handling-cash-suspicious.html

[NaturalHigh]

7. Before I read that, I ask again what you have done for the poor.

I know it's cool to bash these days, but what exactly have you done besides bitch about things on message boards?

Edited to say:

Okay, I read it. Do you really think Mother Teresa was sitting on millions of dollars? For what possible purpose? As for the poor conditions in the clinics and missions, that's often how it goes in third-world conditions.

If you feel the need to take a shit on someone, why not pick someone who didn't spend an entire lifetime in service to the poor?

[CK_John]

9. I am not the Pope nor do I play one on TV or forums. nt

[Cleita]

8. She took the dying off the streets of India, and gave them some comfort

before they passed. Or do you consider dying people lying in the streets choking on their own vomit not worthy of any compassion?

[sadbear]

10. Did she not have access to enough money to actually help those people live?

Instead of letting them die in comfort, couldn't she have helped them live?

[CK_John]

12. She collected millions and never accounted for how it was spent, but her

hospitals show a lack of care or financial assistance.

Were did the money go??????

[NaturalHigh]

15. Do you really think she personally managed the money donated?

I don't think she was investing in mutual funds or buying Bentleys.

[Cleita]

14. Dying is terminal. She took the ones who were dying.

She also helped the living if you bothered to read about it.

[hrmjustin]

11. I thought religion was not supposed to be posted about in GD.

By the way I think Mother Teresa did a lot more for the poor than most humans on this planet.

[NaturalHigh]

13. It's only allowed if it trashes religion.

At least that's the way it works in practice.

[hrmjustin]

17. Seems like it.

I made a comment on Ask the administrators about the GD rules.

[CK_John]

16. This about people not religion.

[NaturalHigh]

18. Wink wink.

[hrmjustin]

19. Ok what is it about?

[CK_John]

21. What path the pope is on? Just enjoying poverty or will he do something about it?

[hrmjustin]

22. And this post belongs in the religion group not GD.

I am not blaming you for the fact that you post is here. The hosts need to enforce the rules.

[Cleita]

23. What do you want him to do about it?

What if he went barefoot with a begging bowl and sold everything in the Vatican and gave it to the poor, then what? Once there was nothing left to give, what would he do about the poor then? It's governments that change social systems so everyone is taken care of not religions. All they can do is offer charity after begging for donations and the results are spotty. If this system had worked so well we would not see one poor person today, except it doesn't work. Religions cannot cure all that ails the world, but governments can if there is a will of their people to collectively go there.

You are blaming the wrong people for the ills of society.

[treestar]

20. Are you sure Mother Theresa never tried?

You wouldn't have agreed with her way perhaps.

[dembotoz]

24. let us hope for that--i fear one who agrees with paul ryan

concern from the pope about poverty would be a VERY welcome change