I could have Respected Tutu if he had done more to tell the African people how the Catholic church,which he Reprented gave their Blessing on the Trade Black Africans as Slaves and also blessed the Robbery--Oh excuse me--i mean ofcourse the Colonisation of Africa' Actually he is an Anglican, not a Roman Catholic, Complain about this comment (Comment number 72). Idi Amin was powerful. Misery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8JJ6X2I7EQ, Complain about this comment (Comment number 100). He deserves a long and happy retirement, although I suspect we haven't heard the last from him yet.__________-No surpise that Tutu Apologists would smear a great group like the ADL who has done far more for the human rights than a terrorist supporter like Tutu has. In terms of public contributions his legacy is the inspired Committee for Truth and Reconciliation which sought to bring out the wrongs of the past in a spirit of loving forgiveness rather than the usual blame game and one-sided mud-slinging to which we are usually subjected. South African Bishop Desmond Tutu speaks with outstretched arms before about 500 people, including ambassadors from 24 African nations, at an outdoor amphitheater at Tokyo's Hibiya Park, . Just the fact that university students who end up with a lower second class degree refer to it as a "Desmond" should be enough of a legacy for him. Complain about this comment (Comment number 49).

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Complain about this comment (Comment number 35). The position placed him at the head of South Africa’s Anglican Church – the first black African to serve in this position.

We closed our eyes. I could have Respected Tutu if he had done more to tell the African people how the Catholic church,which he Reprented gave their Blessing on the Trade Black Africans as Slaves and also blessed the Robbery--Oh excuse me--i mean ofcourse the Colonisation of Africa and forced them to take this Religon.Better evan,to set an example step down as Bishop and live this church. This debate is now closed. Complain about this comment (Comment number 77). Mind you I can never work out what Mandela actually achieved. Complain about this comment (Comment number 88). During this time, video footage of Tutu openly weeping with TRC participants spread across the world. They said, 'Let us pray.' Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 16th, 1984. 3 4 5. Does South Africa have the new leaders to replace him?

Desmond Tutu awards and achievements . Peace based on justice is possible! 13. Complain about this comment (Comment number 61), Complain about this comment (Comment number 62). Complain about this comment (Comment number 78). He's also not been afraid to speak his mind / challenge on other sensitive issues - homosexuality, aids epidemic and Israel.When I saw him cry during the reconciliation trials my heart went out to Africa. Complain about this comment (Comment number 83), ref #77Archbishop Desmond Tutu is a great and a good man who has dedicated his life to Peace, Justice and Freedom. All those fancy outfits. Desmond Tutu is a South African Anglican cleric who played a remarkable role in the fight against apartheid. @18 RichardIs your post derisory for some reason or are you simply letting us know that students noticed that his surname rhymed with 2-2? He could have done much for the good in the world. Complain about this comment (Comment number 16). Determined to impact on the lives of those around him, he instead became a preacher, and used his position to support those disenfranchised by the political system of the time. That smile could change the world.

Complain about this comment (Comment number 52), johnbarri wrote:Degree or no, Archbishop Desmond Tutu should have held the presidency of SA in place even of Mr Mandela and certainly of his successors. The impossible was possible.”. Complain about this comment (Comment number 11).

A very great man who has pointed the way to democracy and peace. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award, Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award, Archbishop of Canterbury's Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Chartered Institute of Public Relations' President's Medal, Gandhi King Ikeda Community Builders Prize, Marion Doenhoff Prize for International Reconciliation and Understanding, Geneva Institute for Democracy and Development, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding, Faculty of Protestant Theology at the University of Vienna, Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John, Nelson Mandela pays tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, "Tutu offers peaceful words of inspiration", Desmond Tutu to receive an honorary doctorate by the University of Vienna, Desmond Tutu, guardonat amb el Premi Internacional Catalunya 2014, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_honours_for_Desmond_Tutu&oldid=973220576, Articles with Catalan-language sources (ca), Use South African English from September 2019, All Wikipedia articles written in South African English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Southern African Society of Journalists, South Africa, African Times, New York, United States of America, American Civil Liberation Union Fund, United States of America, Guild of Church Musicians, London, England, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation, Chicago, United States of America, This page was last edited on 16 August 2020, at 01:37.

African politicians seems to be more vain than European, at least it shows better. Here in the UK, and someone else said, who cares? His accepted moral authority also gave the TRC a great deal of credibility and it is in no small part down to his efforts that a human rights culture is flourishing in South Africa today. Peace! The Apartheid government were powerful. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, currently in Tokyo after participating in a peace symposium in Hiroshima for the 41st anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, called on Japan to join other countries in imposing sanctions on South Africa The next time we met was during the '70s when he was one of the vicar's at St. Lawrence's, Catford south east London. In his Nobel Lecture in 1984, Tutu was famously outspoken about the apartheid government, saying of South Africa, “There is enough of the good things that come from God’s bounty, there is enough for everyone, but apartheid has confirmed some in their selfishness, causing them to grasp greedily a disproportionate share, the lion’s share, because of their power.”. Culture Trip stands with Black Lives Matter. Stalin was powerful.

I wish him a very peaceful retirement, he deserves it.

He seemed to enjoy relaxing in front of the TV with a bunch of white people watching cricket with a rum and coke in hand just as much as leading worship and preaching at a massive gathering of black folk. We should put out a clarion call.

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That is his legacy. 13. His ability to forgive and help others forgive & show tolerence was just super human.Have a great retiremnt - you deserve it, Complain about this comment (Comment number 86). #####Millions upon millions of people care. martyjg wrote:Why do you allow comments on nonsensical topics yet the important ones are passed by? What is his legacy for South Africa and Africa as a whole? He has been around for a long time & has not abused the trust many people have in him. Injustice is sadly experienced all across the world and can affect all races, religions and sexes.

His wife's name is Nomalizu, and the couple have 4 children. We had many a laugh; remember the stocks, Desmond? And who gives a damn anyway?

He remained in England until 1966, after which he returned to South Africa to teach theology.

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