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If you read Christopher Hitchens' book The Missionary Position, you'll discover that Theresa was quite the sadist.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58664511-the-missionary-...

Claims of her sadism are wildly overstated and misrepresented

I can't tell if this is a Mark Twain joke or if you've just declined to provide any support for your argument.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa#Criticism

What specifically about that section did you want to share? Based on what I've read, the only defense is basically "she never said she was going to help people so you can't be mad".

That short section of a wikipedia article could not be described as a comprehensive defence against the detailed criticisms levelled at her, especially those from Hitch.

I have seen an attempted rebuttal around her behaviour, specifically responding to that book, but I suspect that piece was more an apologetic than an objective defence.

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