"we shall not impose catholic faith" there is one of the problems. She saw herself as being a roman catholic not Christian. We can't be naive, she did not give the true gospel , she was taught a "works" gospel that's more then likely why she was in Calcutta. She also let hindus and anyone else she met go straight into hell. This is more serious since she was a nun and some of these people in her care would of recognized her as having religious authority, and wrongly thought she had some spiritual knowledge to guide them on the path to heaven --but she obviously didn't. She believed in universalism , she obviously did not understand the scriptures and she did not have a relationship with the Lord Jesus and if you think she did then you are living in your own fantasy, I'm afraid. It is important to know sound doctrine, and to recognize when someone in a place of spiritual authority should know scriptures , christian doctrines and if she was saved she would have been using her opportunity serving the dying to tell them about JESUS CHRIST and what HE accomplished on the cross. But she did not, she did exactly the opposite, plus she was miserable which is an indication of where her heart and soul were feeling the absence of a relationship with God, not what you'd expect of by grace , repenting of sin, having salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ finished work on the cross & receiving the Holy Spirit.I found the article where you got the quote above from. In case anyone cares to read it
Statement of Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk, MC, Postulator of the Cause of Canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa
"Since Mother Teresa’s aims in serving the poorest of the poor in India and elsewhere have been questioned recently, I would like to make the following clarifications.
Mother Teresa offered tender, loving care to those most in need, the poorest of the poor, all over the world independently of their race, color, nationality, cast or creed. In each human being, she saw a child of God, created for greater things: to love and to be loved. Respecting this innate value and dignity of each person, she endeavored to bring this love where it was lacking, offering her humble service to whoever was in need, without considering their religious affiliation.
Mother Teresa believed that conversion is a work of God and that faith is a gift. She respected every person, including atheists or agnostics, and respected the faith they had or even lacked. Here is a short testimony of someone who was closely associated with Mother Teresa for 23 years: “I am a Hindu and I never saw the slightest evidence in all my 23 years of knowing Mother Teresa in the Missionaries of Charity, of converting. …
When I asked her (not Mother Theresa being asked this question <--- mine) whether she converted, she answered, ‘Yes, I convert. I convert you to be a better Hindu, or a better Muslim, or a better Protestant, or a better Catholic, or a better Parsee, or a better Sikh, or a better Buddhist. And after you have found God, it is for you to do what God wants you to do.’ ” She wanted people to come closer to God (however they understood Him) and believed that in this way they would also come closer to each other, love one another, and ultimately create a world that is better for everyone to live in.
The Constitutions of the Missionaries of Charity state: “We shall not impose our Catholic Faith on anyone, but have profound respect for all religions, for it is never lawful for anyone to force others to embrace the Catholic Faith against their conscience.” This reflects the intention of Mother Teresa herself, and the Missionaries of Charity follow in her footsteps."
There are also a ton of so called quotes attributed to her that she never said, from the same site as the article. Quotes falsely attributed to M. T.
Just some food for thought and we shouldn't say she was not saved, or agnostic either, Imho.
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