Although he officially
retired in 1996, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has remained a voice of conscience for
South Africa and the world, speaking out on issues including poverty, AIDS,
women’s rights, Syria, and world peace.
This year, the Nobel
Peace Prize laureate took a strong stand in support of gay rights, saying that
he would refuse to enter a “homophobic heaven” and would rather go to hell.
While same-sex
relationships are legal in South Africa, gays and lesbians still face
discrimination and brutal violence, and homosexuality remains illegal in 38
countries across Africa, according to Amnesty International.
Tutu said today’s
struggle for gay rights is as important as the 1980s movement he helped lead to
end apartheid, and he called on his fellow clerics to support the principles of
human dignity and equality.
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-submitted by Nancy P.
I am so happy that this man of God and of the people has continued to show leadership in his time and place and pray his influential voice will be heard, especially on the African continent.
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