St. Teresa of Calcutta and Christopher Hitchens

[RileyG]

Hi,

It’s my understanding that most of the “smear campaign” against Mother Teresa came from Christopher Hitchens.

Hitchens was a very angry and bitter man who slandered Mother Teresa about how she wanted the poorest of the poor to suffer, how she was a religious fanatic, how she was a hypocrite and phony etc

Hitchens was a miserable man.

Hitchens died in 2011 from cancer

I bet he is having second thoughts right now.

St. Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us!

 

[Bob Crowley]

I've got his brother's book - Peter Hitchens - "The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me To Faith" - but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet. As far as that goes I haven't read any of Christopher Hitchen's books either, although I'd heard of him via the media of course.

Oddly enough it seems that in private life Christopher Hitchens was far more charitable. HIs vitriolic barbs seemed to be limited to public debate.

In preparation for our debate, I expected Hitchens to be as acerbic in person as he was in print. To be sure, he was vehement and vitriolic on stage. To my surprise, however, he was as gracious off the platform as he was caustic on it. He was personable in meeting each of us, and was especially glad to see Dr. Wilson, with whom he had engaged in extended debates in the past. He took time after the two-hour debate to speak with any in the crowd who wished to meet him. It seemed to me that his sarcastic vitriol had become more his on-stage persona than his genuine personality.

But there is no record that he ever recanted.

The Christopher Hitchens I Knew

I met Christopher Hitchens when we participated in a public debate on the existence of God and the relevance of faith nearly three years ago Hitchens was one of the best-known atheists in the world

www.christianpost.com

I prayed often for Christopher, especially after learning that he had esophageal cancer, and mourn his passing. Did he, like fellow atheist Antony Flew, change his mind at the end of his life? I've found no reports that indicate such happy news. But his evolving acceptance of his believing brother and personal warmth toward those of us who debated him nearly three years ago gives me some cause for hope.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

I recall when Hitchens attacked Mother Teresa.

It showed his lack of understanding that Mother Teresa did not run a hospital or medical clinic, but
a hospice for the dying who were left in the streets.

Also, he had no clue about the "dark night of the soul," which Mother Teresa suffered greatly
with.

 

[Wolseley]

All we can do with regards to guys like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins is leave them to the mercy of God, Who judges all souls rightly.

 

[RileyG]

I've got his brother's book - Peter Hitchens - "The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me To Faith" - but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet. As far as that goes I haven't read any of Christopher Hitchen's books either, although I'd heard of him via the media of course.

Oddly enough it seems that in private life Christopher Hitchens was far more charitable. HIs vitriolic barbs seemed to be limited to public debate.



But there is no record that he ever recanted.

The Christopher Hitchens I Knew

I met Christopher Hitchens when we participated in a public debate on the existence of God and the relevance of faith nearly three years ago Hitchens was one of the best-known atheists in the world

www.christianpost.com

That's really unfortunate.

I'm sure he is having second thoughts now, but I can only commend him to the mercy of God.

 

[RileyG]

All we can do with regards to guys like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins is leave them to the mercy of God, Who judges all souls rightly.

Amen!