Mike
2007-07-31 09:06:12
Joni’s syllogism proving the selfishness of Mother Theresa breaks down at its second statement. Those who think that official Catholic doctrine maintains the redemptive power of “good works” are mistaken. Both Catholics and non-Catholics seem to share this misperception. I won’t bore anyone with the official Catholic doctrine on salvation since I am an extremely lapsed Catholic. That being said, Mother Theresa’s altruism (as any other oerson’s) is open to debate. I just wanted to point out the widely belived fallacy in the syllogism.
