Buoyant, blunt-spoken clergyman helped to galvanize public opinion against racial inequity at home, abroadArchbishop Desmond Tutu gestures at the launch of a human rights campaign marking the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2007. Tutu has died at the age of 90.An uncompromising foe of apartheid — South Africa's brutal regime of oppression against the Black majority — Tutu worked tirelessly, though non-violently, for its downfall.
Members of the public pause after placing flowers in memory of Tutu outside St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town on Sunday. A lively wit lightened Tutu's hard-hitting messages and warmed otherwise grim protests, funerals and marches. Short, plucky, tenacious, he was a formidable force, and apartheid leaders learned not to discount his canny talent for quoting apt scriptures to harness righteous support for change.The Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 highlighted his stature as one of the world's most effective champions for human rights, a responsibility he took seriously for the rest of his life.
In 1990, after 27 years in prison, Mandela spent his first night of freedom at Tutu's residence in Cape Town. Later, Mandela called Tutu "the people's archbishop." South Africa, Tutu said, was a nation of promise for racial reconciliation and equality, even though he grew disillusioned with the African National Congress, the anti-apartheid movement that became the ruling party in 1994 elections. His outspoken remarks long after apartheid sometimes angered partisans who accused him of being biased or out of touch.
He became bishop of Lesotho, chairman of the South African Council of Churches and, in 1985, the first Black Anglican bishop of Johannesburg. In 1986, he became the first Black archbishop of Cape Town. He ordained women priests and promoted gay priests.
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RIP. A true force to be reckoned with indeed.
Who cares ! l am only interested in covid cases .
Wait in canada we honoring this guy?
Tutu was an antisemite.
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A leader whose words shifted the balance toward justice, Desmond Tutu's influence lives on. JustinTrudeau Balance the echoing wrong done to me by the Gov of Canada (to cover-up my OBJECTING TO group racism), its 'Officials' & backroom dealers. rcmpgrcpolice POTUS brettbergie
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