She should have been honest and up front about her faith crisis - hmm,
isn't there something in the Ten Commandments about not lying?

Instead, she likely made many feel inadequate because they couldn't measure
up to her perceived standards of saintliness. If MT had shown she was as
human as the next person, I bet it would have inspired more people to help
others as she did and not chase them away as she apparently feared.

Having been rasied Catholic, we had it indoctrinated into us how wonderful
all the saints were and how wonderful it is to be just like them. Anything
less and, well, you just weren't good enough for God. They didn't come
out and say that, but that is what they were implying. As a kid, you can't
appreciate political BS and propaganda for what it is, you take what authority
says at face value.

I can't and don't relate to people who appear as beyond human. Got burned
one too many times by that facade. I suppose at least having her letters and
her honest viewpoints about herself means it is not too late for some who want
to follow in her footsteps.

Somebody should have told her it was okay to be human, that humans aren't
all evil and ruined at birth due to "original sin" and only going through God's
1200-step program and never faltering for a moment will "save" you.