Desmond Tutu
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 2 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 7,1931 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Klerksdorp |
| South Africa | |
| Children | Mpho Andrea Tutu |
| Naomi Nontombi Tutu | |
| Theresa Thandeka Tutu | |
| Trevor Thamsanqa Tutu | |
| Movies/Shows | A Force More Powerful |
| Long Night's Journey into Day | |
| Facing the Truth | |
| Nobelity | |
| Fierce Light | |
| The Invocation | |
| World Cup Soccer in Africa: Who Really Wins | |
| Jock the Hero Dog | |
| Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story | |
| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom | |
| Gandhi Peace Prize | |
| J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding | |
| Sydney Peace Prize | |
| Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism | |
| Audie Audiobook of the Year | |
| Audie Award for Original Work | |
| Died | Oasis Care Centre |
| Cape Town | |
| South Africa | |
| Date of burial | January 1, 2022 |
| Spouse | Nomalizo Leah Tutu |
| Grandchildren | Onalenna Burris |
| Ziyanda Palesa Tutu | |
| Nyaniso Burris | |
| Books | The Book of Joy |
| Date of died | December 26,2021 |
| Parents | Zacheriah Zililo Tutu |
| Aletta Tutu | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 424822 |
Desmond Tutu Life story
Desmond Mpilo Tutu OMSG CH GCStJ was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black African to hold the position.
Empathy was George's great strength, he radiated it
... George and I both interviewed Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who d helped end South Africa s racist system of white-minority rule...
George Alagiah: BBC journalist and newsreader dies aged 67
... He interviewed figures including South African President Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe...
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... Anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu chose the process for his funeral arrangements in South Africa - he died in late 2021...
Oxford split over Kathleen Stock's invite to Union debate
... Its debating chamber has previously heard from a host of American presidents, and figures like Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking...
Kathleen Stock: Oxford professors sign free speech letter in gender row
... Its debating chamber has previously heard from a host of American presidents, and figures like Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking...
South Africa's long wait for justice over apartheid crimes
... President Nelson Mandela asked Archbishop Desmond Tutu to lead the commission, which advocated the healing of the country through reconciliation and forgiveness in order to head off the risk of vengeful violence following the decades of brutality...
Bishop of Oxford says church should marry gay couples
... In September, the daughter of the late Desmond Tutu from leading the funeral of her late godfather in Shropshire because she is married to a woman...
George Alagiah takes TV break after cancer spreads
... As well as presenting the news, Alagiah has worked as a BBC News foreign correspondent and specialist on Africa and the developing world, covering events including the Rwandan genocide and interviewing Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu...
Bishop of Oxford says church should marry gay couples
The Bishop of Oxford has said Church of England clergy should be able to bless and marry gay couples.
The Right Reverend Dr Steven Croft said he was sorry his views on same-sex marriage were " slow to change" and had " caused genuine hurt, disagreement and pain".
In an essay, He Said clergy should also be allowed to marry a same-sex partner if they wished.
By law can bless or marry gay couples.
The essay, Together in Love and Faith, sets out The Ways Bishop Croft's own views on same-sex relationships have changed over the Last Decade .
" I need to acknowledge the acute pain and distress of LGBTQ+ people in The Life of The Church , " he wrote.
" I Am sorry that, corporately, we have been so slow as a Church to reach better decisions and practice on these matters.
" I Am sorry that My Own views were slow to change and that my actions, and lack of action, have caused genuine hurt, disagreement and pain. "
He added: " Any settlement must be founded On Love and respect: love and respect for LGBTQ+ people and their families within and beyond The Church , love and respect for those who take different views.
" This love must be the hallmark of our debates and conduct through this season".
In September, The Daughter of the late Desmond Tutu from leading The Funeral of her late godfather in Shropshire because she is married to A Woman .
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In April, the Archbishop of Wales said same-sex weddings.
The archbishop said The Church in Wales should be inclusive and " welcome people, where they are, who they are".
Source of news: bbc.com
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