Since you've already chased down this Q, I'm going to assume that you've aleady seen at least the Wikipedia page for The Missionary Position by Christopher Hitchens. I won't repeat that information.
But when you read her bio, below, you're point of view may have changed, and it will take on a different meaning.
In the 1970s, she became well-known internationally for her humanitarian work and advocacy for the rights of the poor and helpless. Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity continued to grow during her life-time, and at the time of her death, had 610 missions in 123 countries, including hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counselling programs, orphanages, and schools.
There really aren't very many sources other than Christopher Hitchens on this matter. No other media outlet had the audacity to investigate the woman who most people, literally, considered to be a Saint.
"I first heard about it through an interview Hitchens gave to the Skeptics Guide To the Universe, episode #82. 
He talked a lot about reputations. He quoted Mark Twain saying 'Get a man a reputation as an early riser, he can sleep til noon.' He related that to the media coverage of Mother Teresa.
But it does not take a Saint to fight disease. Qanday would like to thank the thousands of volunteers around the world that work every day to stop the spread of AIDS and HIV.
"To people
living with
living with
LIVING WITH
...not dying from disease"
-Jonathan Larson'
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