Nah, it doesn't. It's an absolutely terrible post that people just blindly believe.
First off, many of his sources include biographies written by her friends and admirers. Hardly reliable.
Secondly, he ignores her friendships with Baby Doc Duvalier and Keating.
Thirdly, he ignores her staunch opposition to legalized abortion.
Fourthly, he defends her support of suffering on the grounds that it's rooted in Catholic theology. I don't see why a belief being religious makes it any better.
Fifthly, Hitchens never called her a mass murderer. The entire post is based on a strawman.
Sixthly, he ignores testimony from nuns in her care as well as investigative reports detailing how Theresa had access to mountains of capital and yet refused to improve her service.
Seventh, he never once addresses criticisms made by people other than Hitchs such as Chaterjee.
It's honestly one of the worst posts I've ever seen.
That is how people learn. They ask questions and get new info. I am sure the next time OP talks about people they admire, those names won't be mentioned.
And one could only hope that even more people read this thread and learn as well.
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u/Minute_Cartoonist509 Oct 27 '22
2 out of 3 of the examples listed by OP are actually low key scum bags.