Why is Mother Teresa worthy of emulation?

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Mother Teresa was an excellent role model for all her good works, but people should be careful not to idolise her. Remember that she was known for her saintliness but reportedly also had a darker side. Undoubtedly her good works will long be remembered, but she had her faults and was perhaps not the truly great person portrayed by the Church publicity machine. So, with your feet on the ground, it is not an impossible dream to emulate some of the good that Mother Teresa did. Get the balance right by not doing the harmful or wrong things she did.

SF Weekly reports that when she had the opportunity to report a paedophile priest to the secular authorites, so that justice could be done, she failed to do so, even encouraging the Church hierarchy to return him to active ministry. According to documents said to have been obtained by SF Weekly, she showed loyalty to one of her favourite priests, Donald McGuire, who was removed from ministry for sexually abusing a Bay Area boy in 1993. She urged that he be returned to work as soon as possible. The priest resumed active ministry, as well as his predatory habits. Eight additional complaints were lodged against him in the coming years by various families, leading to his eventual arrest on sex-abuse charges in 2005. Her actions delayed justice for Father McGuire's previous victims and led to the suffering of even more innocent young children.