A sharp polemical exposé challenging Mother Teresa’s saintly image, her charity practices, political alliances, and the cult around her.
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A sharp polemical exposé challenging Mother Teresa’s saintly image, her charity practices, political alliances, and the cult around her.
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Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, feted by politicians, the Church and the world's media, Mother Teresa of Calcutta appears to be on the fast track to sainthood. But what, asks Christopher Hitchens, makes Mother Teresa so divine? In a frank expose of the Teresa cult, Hitchens details the nature and limits of one woman's mission to the world's poor. He probes the source of the heroic status bestowed upon an Albanian nun whose only declared wish is to serve God. He asks whether Mother Teresa's g...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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No violence or gore depicted
Profanity
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Occasional strong, caustic language in polemical prose; crude title pun
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Central critique of Catholicism, sainthood, missions, and faith-based charity
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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Brief discussion and debunking of claimed religious miracles
Political content
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Message-driven polemic on charity politics, power, and ties to dictators
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Central focus on poverty, hospice conditions, and suffering of the dying
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