Sue Ellen. I also am not too impressed with Mother Theresa - although as a Catholic, I suppose I should 'toe the party line'.
I have only quickly skimmed thro' Hitchens' book, but his thoughts on the monies raised, and which were used to found new convents all over the world, instead of hospitals etc. for the destitute in India which she cared for, were similar to mine. On a more general theme, I also tend to think that vows of poverty etc. mean very little when all your living needs are met from the common purse - of course, there are no luxuries in convents, but there is no shortage of food or the essentials of life, which is not the case if you are a young lone mother with several children, living on what are laughingly called benefits! Many priests live what is called a life of poverty, but they can still jaunt off to Rome and travel internationally to visit friends - which the majority of their parishioners can't do. So maybe living a life of poverty is - like beauty - in the eye of the bejolder! Carol in East Anglia, UK ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] "Dirty" book about Mother Theresa To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
