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Semi-protected edit request on 20 January 2017

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Owenhooper123456 (talk) 10:56, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The request is empty. Please describe the changes in a "Change X to Y" format. Gulumeemee (talk) 11:26, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mother Teresa declared 'Saint' by the Roman Catholic Church? No mention in Wiki?

Mother Teresa was declared a 'Saint' by the Roman Catholic Church, why has this information not been added? Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/sep/04/mother-teresa-declared-saint-by-pope-francis http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/04/europe/mother-teresa-canonization/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.185.60.2 (talk) 00:10, 28 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The article's first sentence mentions her sainthood, and there is an entire section on her canonisation. Majoreditor (talk) 04:04, 29 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Wolfchode (talk) 00:52, 27 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. DRAGON BOOSTER ★ 05:56, 27 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mother Theresa MC

Just out of curiosity, why is Mother Theresa labeled as Mother Theresa MC? Is this something that should be fixed or is there a reason for this?Wikiman5676 (talk) 03:41, 12 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I dont think Mother Teresa should be linked with any religion in the rendition of her service. She was driven by Christ and that is beyond doubt. Her approach to humanitarianism was inclusive of all faiths. Hence naming this page by any denomination of belief would be inappropriate. God give her order more strength. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.200.119.138 (talk) 16:42, 14 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree with anon's logic. Mother Teresa made it clear that she was quite Catholic in her beliefs. It's analogous to saying that Abraham Lincoln shouldn't be classified as an American president because his approach to politics transcended national boundaries. And interestingly enough, most of MT's greatest fans and her harshest critics point out how profoundly Catholic she was.

That said, Wikiman asks a valid question: whether the initial mention of MT should include "MC". I'm not sure that this issue has ever come up before. Does anyone know? I suspect it would be cleaner to omit "MC" and any other designations; the general Wikipedia guidance is to use the most commonly accepted name, which - I strongly suspect - is simply "Mother Teresa".

Yes i concur, it seems strange MC is there. Its much cleaner to use "Mother Teresa" as most people refer to her as simply that. Unless there's a valid reason that is there I would say remove it. Wikiman5676 (talk) 05:51, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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 I dont think Mother Teresa should be linked with any religion in the rendition of her service. She was driven by Christ and that is beyond doubt. Her approach to humanitarianism was inclusive of all faiths. Hence naming this page by any denomination of belief would be inappropriate.  God give her order more strength.  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/49.200.119.138|49.200.119.138]] ([[User talk:49.200.119.138#top|talk]]) 16:42, 14 April 2017 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-::I disagree with anon's logic. Mother Teresa made it clear that she was quite Catholic in her beliefs. It's analogous to saying that Abraham Lincoln shouldn't be classified as an American president because his approach to politics transcended national boundaries. And interestingly enough, most of  MT's greatest fans and he harshest critics point out how profoundly Catholic she was.
+::I disagree with anon's logic. Mother Teresa made it clear that she was quite Catholic in her beliefs. It's analogous to saying that Abraham Lincoln shouldn't be classified as an American president because his approach to politics transcended national boundaries. And interestingly enough, most of  MT's greatest fans and her harshest critics point out how profoundly Catholic she was.
 ::That said, Wikiman asks a valid question: whether the initial mention of MT should include "MC". I'm not sure that this issue has ever come up before. Does anyone know? I suspect it would be cleaner to omit "MC" and any other designations; the general Wikipedia guidance is to use the most commonly accepted name, which - I strongly suspect - is simply "Mother Teresa".