Abstract

ABSTRACT: mother teresa has beenone of the most well-known personalities in India and also across the world. Amongsther numerous accolades, the most note-worthy are the noble prize, thebeatification and the canonization. in spite of such recognitions, she has alsobeen criticized for her stand against divorce, abortion, remarriage or herperception about transgenders. it is necessary to see not the individual makingsuch statements or holding such views, but to understand that she is speakingon behalf of the church and has no option to defy it. this paper also goes onto explain the necessity of miracles as a prerequisite for canonization andshows how it is relevant for religion per se.

Keywords: Mother Teresa, canonization, beatification,miracle, Catholic, abortion.