Despite great criticisms against the late other Teresa, accusing her of taking pleasure in the suffering of the poor, the Catholic bishops in the Philippines are happy about the Vatican's news that Mother Teresa is heading to sainthood. The bishops say that her canonization may help send a message and teach more compassion about the poor Filipinos.

"This is a great joy for us. She founded [charity] houses here and she exemplifies selfless service, which is an antidote to the corruption and greed in our country and in the world," Novaliches Bishop Emeritus Teodoro Bacani said according to Ecumenical News.

Her legacy was doubted in India because they say that she's using poverty to convert their people to Christianity.

Carol Hunt, a columnist in one of Ireland's Sunday Independent newspaper, wrote during the weekend that that Mother Teresa "took pleasure in the suffering of the poor" and questions "why do we revere her?"

Father Alexander Lucie-Smith, a priest and moral theologian, on the other hand, wrote a piece in The Catholic Herald entitled: "Mother Teresa was a saint on a revolutionary mission." It's purpose is to respond to Mother Teresa's critics.

"While we can expect in the months leading up to her canonization a renewal of the criticisms...this should not bother us overmuch; indeed it is to be welcomed," he said.

"Hitchens and others disliked Mother Teresa for the simple reason that she was a Catholic. Any renewal of criticism will only serve to remind people of this important point," he added.

Mother Teresa was beatified in 2003 by Pope John Paul II. The miracle needed for her canonization revolves around the unexplainable recovery of a man in Brazil with multiple brain abscesses. It was reported by Avvenire that the man was cured only within a day of being in a coma. The report added that the Vatican considers that the wife's prayers for Mother Teresa's intercession were responsible.

It is with high possibility that she will be canonized in 2016 as part of the Pope's Jubilee Year of Mercy.