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Did Mother Teresa get the Nobel Peace Prize for decrying abortion?
In 1979, unbelievable as it may seem today, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Her acceptance speech was extraordinary. First, she used the occasion to tell the guests about her love for Jesus Christ. Second, she spent about half of her address denouncing abortion.
Her words were conscience-searing: “I feel one thing I want to share with you all, the greatest destroyer of peace today is the cry of the innocent unborn child. For if a mother can murder her own child in her own womb, what is left for you and for me to kill each other?”
No one walked out in protest. No one interrupted her words with obscenities.
Here is the official transcript of this extraordinary moment.
The video begins at the moment when she speaks about abortion, but the whole video is worth watching.
Image credit: Tullio Saba on flickr
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Juan Llor Baños commented 2024-11-04 19:01:58 +1100Saint Teresa of Calcutta was and is today a relief for all good people. Thank you very much Saint Teresa!! Humanity owes you a lot!!
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David Page commented 2024-11-04 16:41:54 +1100Juan, are you saying these thousands were happy because they were allowed to suffer?
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Juan Llor Baños commented 2024-11-04 04:32:07 +1100The suffering of Saint Teresa of Calcutta is positive because when offered to God it is the cause of the health of the soul for many. Without Saint Teresa, thousands upon thousands of people could not be happy, and thanks to her they achieved it.
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David Page commented 2024-11-03 11:56:43 +1100Juan, I’m hearing otherwise. She considered suffering to be a positive good.
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Juan Llor Baños commented 2024-11-02 00:13:31 +1100Not only did she help alleviate suffering, but she was so heroic in alleviating suffering that she is also an example for all generations in that regard.
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David Page commented 2024-11-01 22:51:30 +1100The question I have about Mother Teresa is; did she try to relieve suffering? I’m not sure she did. Her own statements on the subject are troubling.
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Juan Llor Baños commented 2024-10-29 19:18:41 +1100Very good article!!
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Steven Meyer commented 2024-10-29 09:48:15 +1100“In 1979, unbelievable as it may seem today, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”
Unfortunately I find it all too believable. But, then again, I never had a high opinion of the Nobel Peace Prize. -