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I for one am more than happy that as a Church we have a recognised way of putting forward great exemplars of faith. I only met Mother Teresa once (in Southall in 1974) but I was immediately struck by her great work of charity. I was introduced to her by a very saintly Fr Michael Hollings.

Both of these very different Christians offer me occasional inspiration and I often pray that I might in some ways be inspired to follow their selfless Way. For me they are both Christian heroes, who despite their human frailties point to eternal Truth.

Many of the young people I taught were inspired by Mother Teresa's Life. Like me they would have little difficulty in recognising that the miraculous happens.

When Arnold Lunn (before he became a Catholic) debated with Ronald Knox, he remarked on the fact that God offers different routes to those who approach him -- according to their temperament. My wife once remarked that I prayed to Our Lady because I it was my habit to go to women to solve my problems. True indeed. I see no reason why those who find it natural to do so, should not often approach God through 'third parties'.

Posy, strictly speaking it's about asking for the intercession of the saints. What is the Church's position on asking for the intercession of non-saints (which includes, at the present time, Mother T)?

Anyway, probably not worth worrying too much about, because God surely hears all prayers sincerely offered, regardless of addressee or postman. But if the celestial Mother Teresa is anything like her corporeal predecessor, she'll be happy to deliver prayerful requests while encouraging you to seek the closest possible union with God through prayer.

The only thing I would disagree with John about is his incredulity about asking as saint to pray for us. I might not ask Mother Teresa because I found her intransigence on some issues made her not my 'natural friend', although I admired her devotion.

However, as I would ask a friend to pray for me, so might I ask a well-loved saint to do so. For example, I have an intellectual son who now rejects faith so I have come to appreciate St Monica, who might be expected to understand my problems, having not considered her for my first fifty odd years. So I suppose I regard praying to saints in the same way I would chat to friends about worries, etc.

But that does not mean I disagreed fundamentally with what CL says. Surely most prayer should be directed to God 'in Jesus' name'?

The idea that I should pray to Mother Teresa to ask her to tap God on the shoulder and beg a favour presents an image of a God in whom I simply don't believe. Her sanctity should be recognised by acclamation of the people, as was done in the early Church. The last thing we need is the involvement of the Vatican bureaucracy, all with their hands out for money.

This should be reprinted in the Tablet hard copy. It's the clearest article on this issue that I've read. I might add that you really would have to prove that you'd only prayed to Mother Teresa and not asked God through another saint as well in order for her to be the channel of grace on any specific occasion. The whole system is flawed and inconsistent.

Glad to see this. Enlightened me quite a bit. I had no idea religious organisations lobbied as you indicate- call me naive but as for many Catholics, much of what happens at the Vatican will be beyond or hidden from me.
This article does not suggest anything other than a well thought out argument with clear facts. Very grateful for it.

Clifford, you make perhaps a valid point about the process of canonisation and raise relevant questions about its purpose. But I can't help feeling that the overall tone of the piece was influenced primarily by getting out of bed on the wrong side.