Comments on: Mother Teresa, the crook

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By: No.8

No.8 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:05:41 +0000

I would suggest that anyone still in awe at the work of the catholic church read "In Gods Name" by David Yallop.

By: Bock

Bock — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:25:34 +0000

Two things.

The stolen cash was the life savings of old people who ended up in poverty as a result, and the money didn't go to help the needy. It went to build convents.

By: Janeymac

Janeymac — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:50:34 +0000

I dont know , there seems to be something noble in using stolen cash to help out the needy whether knowingly or not but then i have always had a soft spot for the Sisters.

By: patletaxi

patletaxi — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:27:09 +0000

As Father Ted was apt to say " Ahem, that money was just resting in my account!!!

By: Bock

Bock — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:14:16 +0000

The Missionaries of Charity have enormous resources and could easily afford to hand back the stolen money. Speaking of which, anyone who keeps money knowing it to be stolen, is a thief. Therefore, Mother Teresa was a thief the same as Charlie keating.

The hundreds of places Mother Teresa opened up were not for the care of the destitute. They were to house the contempative branch of the order she founded. They are convents and nothing more. The few places that look after poor people are simply exhibits to scam money from gullible donors and the poor people are simply pawns.

By: Janeymac

Janeymac — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:50:50 +0000

I wouldn't call it a scam . She opened up hundreds of places all over the world to take care of the destitute , it's that simple .
As for the dough that was donated by Charles Keating , asking for money back when he was found to be a fraudster just because it was donated to a charity ? , fair enough . Maybe some money should have been returned but who's to say that there was money there to return .

By: Charles o'Rourke

Charles o'Rourke — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:22:08 +0000

Thanks Bock, you are ever a source of education for me. Without your writings I would be a full gombeen. I am allso gratefull to you for feeding my need of cynism. I have a feeling that ould Hag has many copies in Ireland equealy as criminal hiding in convents and counting their wealth. By the way I,m back from the mountains.

By: Bock

Bock — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:24:54 +0000

The money didn't go to poor people. It went to build convents. I'd call that a scam. What would you call it?