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Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, feted by politicians, the Church and the world's media, Mother Teresa of Calcutta appears to be on the fast track to sainthood. But what, asks Christopher Hitchens, makes Mother Teresa so divine? In a frank expose of the Teresa cult, Hitchens details the... read more
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“Mother Theresa has a theory of poverty, which is also a theory of submission and gratitude. She has also a theory of power, which derives from St. Paul's neglected words about 'the powers that be', which are 'ordained of God'. She is, finally, the emissary of a very determined and very politicized papacy. Her world travels are not the wanderings of a pilgrim but a campaign which accords with the requirements of power.”
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“Modesty and humility are popularly supposed to be saintly attributes, yet Mother Theresa can scarcely grant an audience without claiming a special and personal relationship with Jesus Christ.”
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“Mother Theresa's 'pacific' humanitarianism and charity therefore translate directly into an injunction to the faithful to breed without hindrance, an admonishment to the rest to live under laws not made by them, and an attack on the idea of a non-sectarian state.”
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On my table as I write is an old copy of L'Assaut ('The Attack').
Authors & Contributors edit
- Christopher Hitchens (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Verso
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 185984054X
Page Count: 98
Publisher: Verso
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 185984054X
Page Count: 98
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 271.97
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