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| − | '''Mother Teresa''' | + | '''Mother Teresa''' was a [[Albania]]n Roman Catholic [[nun]], who created the Missionaries of Charity in [[India]]. The mission of the organization was to care for the homeless, and needy, who felt that they had become a burden to society. |
| − | The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to | + | The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Mother Teresa in 1979 for everything that she had done to help those in need. Mother Teresa was a staunch critic of the [[United Nations]] pro-abortion agenda who abhorred injustice to the unborn. In May 2007, the U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's Presidential Election committee released a video targeted to manipulate [[Roman Catholic]] voter sentiment; the video is narrated by her husband, former U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]]. A Catholic spokesmen has responded to what has been viewed as cynical manipualtion by the Democratic candidate, |
| − | {{Cquote|It is wholly inappropriate, disrespectful and disturbing that [[Hillary Clinton]] is using an image of blessed | + | {{Cquote|It is wholly inappropriate, disrespectful and disturbing that [[Hillary Clinton]] is using an image of blessed Mother Teresa as a political tool, especially given their radically different views on abortion,” |
| − | + | “Mother Teresa tirelessly fought to protect unborn children, while Hillary Clinton staunchly supports [[abortion]] on demand in all nine months of pregnancy, including [[partial birth abortion]] and taxpayer funding of abortion.”}} | |
| − | The video contains an image of Hillary and blessed | + | The video contains an image of Hillary and blessed Teresa and then goes to a clip of the former first lady’s address at the 1995 Beijing Conference, where a push was made to declare abortion a fundamental “[[human right]].” <ref>[http://www.fidelis.org/gw3/articles-news/articles.php?CMSArticleID=1456&CMSCategoryID=10 Fidelis Covered by Catholic News Agency on Mother Teresa Video Controversy], ''Catholic News Agency,'' 05-18-2007.</ref> |
| − | The [[Vatican]] began the [[beatification]] process for [[Mother Teresa]] in 1997 | + | The [[Vatican]] began the [[beatification]] process for [[Mother Teresa]] in 1997. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:59, June 20, 2007
Mother Teresa was a Albanian Roman Catholic nun, who created the Missionaries of Charity in India. The mission of the organization was to care for the homeless, and needy, who felt that they had become a burden to society.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Mother Teresa in 1979 for everything that she had done to help those in need. Mother Teresa was a staunch critic of the United Nations pro-abortion agenda who abhorred injustice to the unborn. In May 2007, the U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's Presidential Election committee released a video targeted to manipulate Roman Catholic voter sentiment; the video is narrated by her husband, former U.S. President Bill Clinton. A Catholic spokesmen has responded to what has been viewed as cynical manipualtion by the Democratic candidate,
| “ | It is wholly inappropriate, disrespectful and disturbing that Hillary Clinton is using an image of blessed Mother Teresa as a political tool, especially given their radically different views on abortion,”
“Mother Teresa tirelessly fought to protect unborn children, while Hillary Clinton staunchly supports abortion on demand in all nine months of pregnancy, including partial birth abortion and taxpayer funding of abortion.” |
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The video contains an image of Hillary and blessed Teresa and then goes to a clip of the former first lady’s address at the 1995 Beijing Conference, where a push was made to declare abortion a fundamental “human right.” [1]
The Vatican began the beatification process for Mother Teresa in 1997.
References
- ↑ Fidelis Covered by Catholic News Agency on Mother Teresa Video Controversy, Catholic News Agency, 05-18-2007.
