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As anyone who's even remotely familiar with countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, or etca can tell you, to a certain extent, the above's simply what's required to run an establishment in the Third World. Nothing gets done without the local despot or warlord's go-ahead. If you try to ignore them, you wind up dead, or worse.
Perhaps saints were celebrities in the olden days, but modern day Catholic celebrities need not all be canonized. When I think of what a saint is, I think of someone who is perfect in their faith. Perhaps they are not perfect in other ways. A devoted wife might also be described as a 'saint' if she is very generous and kind.
I find it hard to believe that someone in a position of power who stands by and watches someone suffer without giving them the care they desperately need is a saint. So, maybe Mother Teresa is perfect in her faith, but what about her underfunded clinics? Do you think it's true that she preferred California clinics for herself? Remember, she was Albanian. What about the allegations by German magazine Stern that only seven percent of donations went to her clinics? Maybe that was up to the Church, not her.
A report in German magazine Stern, revealed that in 1991 only seven percent of the donation received at Missionaries of Charity was used for charity. Former volunteers and people close to the Mother House revealed that the Vatican, home to the Pope, has control over the “monetary matters” ever since Missionaries of Charity came under its fold in 1965. The control got stronger after Mother Teresa died in 1997. When asked about how much money the Charity gets annually, the then superior general Sister Nirmala in a rare media interview a few years ago remarked “Countless.” When asked how much it was, she answered, “God knows. He is our banker.” Forbes India’s request for details was turned down at the Mother House. Sister Mary Prema, the present superior general, did not agree to a meeting.
It was estimated that MT raised over $100 million for her charity, yet only 5-7% of this was used in catering to the poor. MT’s charity has always declined any request or appeal for financial audit.