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The popular tendency is to deify myths, gurus, and personalities without investigating the claims thoroughly. Mother Teresa is one such name. Does Mother Teresa deserve her reputation as the most charitable person who ever lived? This book makes for a gripping but disconcerting read. REVIEWS: 'Necessary, well-documented' - The Times Higher Education Supplement, London; 'Painstakingly recorded, (exposes) the other side of Teresa' - Irish Independent, Dublin; 'Very ...
Does Mother Teresa deserve her reputation as the most charitable person of all time? Does Calcutta deserve to be known as the ultimate hell-hole? Admiration for Mother Teresa is based less on facts and more on the domino effect of myth making. She was a lover of poverty, rather than the poor. She loved suffering—but for others. She once said to a woman in pain, ‘Jesus is kissing you.’ But she herself received the best medical care possible. Her admirers ...