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NEWS FEATURE:
Legacy of Mother Teresa
September 5, 1997    Episode no. 101
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Photo of Mother Teresa BOB ABERNETHY: Our top story this week is the death of Mother Teresa. While the world was still mourning the death of Princess Diana came the sad news that the beloved Roman Catholic nun had died Friday of a massive heart attack. She was 87. Known as Calcutta's Saint of the Gutter, she was equally at ease with the poorest of the poor and the world's leaders. She founded the Missionaries of Charity order in Calcutta in 1950 and spent the rest of her life caring for the destitute -- and neglected. In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mother TERESA: And the joy acknowledging that the poorest of the poor are our brothers and sisters.

ABERNETHY: Joining us to talk about Mother Teresa is Father Thomas Reese, a senior fellow at Georgetown University's Woodstock Theological Center. Father, thank you for being with us.

What is Mother Teresa's legacy? How will she be remembered?

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Reverend THOMAS REESE, S.J. (Georgetown University): I think she's inspired millions of people all over the world on what it means to really love as a Christian. Love people who are sick, who are poor, who are destitute, to love them in a very personal way. It's almost -- she lived a life of the Good Samaritan. She saw people in the streets and she stopped. People were walking by ignoring them; she stopped, she cared for them, she took them home. She touched them, she bathed them, she talked to them, so that when they were dying, they knew that there was someone who loved them and gave them hope.

ABERNETHY: She was pretty tough, too, wasn't she?

Photo of THOMAS REESE Rev. REESE: Oh, she was a tough lady. She was very focused, very focused on her mission to help the world.

ABERNETHY: Father Reese, many thanks.

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