"Mother Teresa: Don't Treat AIDS Patients as Lepers"

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"Mother Teresa: Don't Treat AIDS Patients as Lepers"

United Press International (12/18/92)

Abstract: New Delhi, India--Mother Teresa, of Calcutta, called for worldwide compassion for AIDS patients on Friday, claiming it was unjust to treat them like lepers. Mother Teresa, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize told the Rotary Club in New Delhi, that AIDS patients need love and compassion and it was unfair to condemn them. The Roman Catholic nun said that negative attitudes toward patients of leprosy have gone through a radical change and said it is time that myths about AIDS also are eliminated. She urged people to pray for those who suffer in the world. "Prayer will generate faith and with faith will flow the stream of love, which in turn will culminate in service to mankind," Mother Teresa said.

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