Unveiling Mother Teresa

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Mother Teresa was criticized for all of the following EXCEPT

Not fighting to alleviate the causes of poverty

Begging for money from the corrupt

Raving against abortion and contraception

Caring for the poor of Calcutta (correct)

What is the main subject of the text?

Religious certitude

Mother Teresa's doubts (correct)

The Missionaries of Charity

Criticism of Mother Teresa

What did Mother Teresa long for in her private reflections?

Money

God (correct)

Happiness

Fame

Which religious figures are mentioned in the text?

Minaret, Vatican, Evangelical super-church, synagogue Signup and view all the answers

What did Mother Teresa ask the bishop of Calcutta for in 1947?

Permission to care for the sick and dying Signup and view all the answers

When did Rome grant Mother Teresa authority to begin her own order?

1950 Signup and view all the answers

What connects to a loneliness within Mother Teresa in the text?

The loneliness of the sick and dying Signup and view all the answers

Who does Mother Teresa's society care for?

The sick Signup and view all the answers

What does Mother Teresa see the other sisters doing in the chapel?

Praying Signup and view all the answers

What does Mother Teresa feel when she sees the other sisters praying?

Lonely Signup and view all the answers

What does the Mother Teresa Center decide to do with her private letters and journals?

Publish them Signup and view all the answers

What does the author say the world needs to be reminded of?

To fear doubt Signup and view all the answers

What is the current state of religious certitude in America according to the text?

On the rise Signup and view all the answers

What does Mother Teresa think she will be if she becomes a saint?

A saint of darkness Signup and view all the answers

What does Mother Teresa often see when she looks into the faces of the children she meets?

Sad faces Signup and view all the answers

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