Mother Teresa: "Angel of Mercy"

Papal patronage for the unfortunate
Pope John Paul II visits the Casa del Cuore Puro, Mother Teresa's home for the destitute and dying, in Kolkata, on February 3, 1986. (Reuters photo)

Mother Teresa's view was that if someone offers charity for the poor it should be accepted for their sake regardless of the merits or otherwise of the giver.
Her hardline views on abortion and contraception were welcomed by the socially conservative Pope John Paul II who used Mother Teresa as a spokesperson for papal causes.
In 1952, she established a home for the dying poor—the Nirmal Hriday Home for Dying Destitutes. Here, homeless people—uncared for and unacceptable at other institutions—were washed, fed and allowed to die with dignity.