While dancing with Mother Teresa
I noticed she carried a Taser,
Three Colt .45s
And six slaughterman’s knives
(No wonder the other nuns praise her).

Sentimentalists point to tininess and piety to explain the extraordinary career of Sister Mary Teresa (whose Feast Day was yesterday); the above snapshot lays the emphasis on feisty preparedness. In deciding which side to take, be sure to avoid gender bias.