Mother Teresa
This would seem a simple question: is Mother Teresa a saint? If you took a vote, she’d likely win in a landslide. But as I learned firsthand in the course of researching my book, canonization is not a popularity contest. So while Pope John Paul II placed his friend from Calcutta on a saintly fast track, waiving the five-year waiting period before the cause could be considered, things have slowed considerably since her beatification.
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June 26th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Dear Justin,
Congratulations on the publication of your book. I would also like to thank you for your interest in Mother Teresa and the canonization process.
Pax et Gratia
June 26th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Thank you, Mark. And congratulations to you, too.
JCatanoso