Canonization Of Mother Teresa Brings Up Calcuttans' Complex Views Of Her Legacy A view from Calcutta: Mother Teresa inspires pride in the city but also questions about the halo surrounding her legacy.

Canonization recognizes holiness, not perfection. In elevating Mother Teresa to the honors of the altar, the Roman Catholic Church is not overlooking any of her questionable decisions or practices.

A tapestry depicting Mother Teresa hangs from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica as Pope Francis, standing at bottom, celebrates a a Canonization Mass at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016.

Francis officially cleared Mother Teresa for sainthood on Dec. 17, 2015, recognizing her "miraculous healing" of a Brazilian man with multiple brain abscesses, the Vatican said.

Canonization is the process by which the Catholic Church solemnly proclaims that a holy person becomes inscribed on the list (i.e. the canon) of those persons who may be venerated publicly in the ...

Pope Francis passes in front of a portrait of Mother Teresa at the end of a canonization ceremony in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday.

Mother Teresa's canonization on Sept. 4 is the culmination a process that can last centuries, but for her has been hastened to a mere 18 years. Here's how she became a saint.

Members of Mother Teresa's order, the Missionaries of Charity, and artist Chas Fagan, gather after the unveiling of an official canonization portrait of Mother Teresa at the John Paul II National ...

The painting will be used as the official image of Mother Teresa during her canonization ceremony in St. Peters' Square, at the Vatican next Sunday, Sept. 1, 2016. David Ramsey/AP.

The painting will be used as the official image of Mother Teresa during her canonization ceremony in St. Peters' Square, at the Vatican next Sunday, Sept. 1, 2016. David Ramsey/AP.

Mother Teresa's canonization on Sept. 4 is the culmination a process that can last centuries, but for her has been hastened to a mere 18 years. Here's how she became a saint.