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Desmond Tutu - RIP

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Though not so much in the public eye in the last years, but a remarkable man. A friend was a missionary in Lesotho and South Africa and got to know him and said he had a wicked snese of humour. To the point that people were often so flabergasted by a man that they could only imagine as completly 'holy' that they didn't know how to respond.

Example. Tutu was the General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches from 1978 - 1985. In 1988 the offices of the South African Council of Churches were bombed. As (then ) Archbishop of cape Town he goes to inspect the damage. Takes one look at the damage and turns to those showing him around and declares; "what have you done! It was in perfect condition when I left it."

A remarkable man in a troubled world.

"We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low."
 
Desmond Tutu - a caring and truly "holy" man, in chasuble or in street clothes. He brought hope - and *change* - to millions of people. " ... a patriot without equal; a leader of principle and pragmatism who gave meaning to the biblical insight that faith without works is dead.” - Cyril Ramaphosa.

Mag jy in vrede rus en ons almal gou weer sien. (JP - I'll bet you can translate that.)
 
RIP.

On a related note, if anyone is into "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee", the show with Trevor Noah is quite interesting. A lot of South African history therein.
 
RIP.

On a related note, if anyone is into "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee", the show with Trevor Noah is quite interesting. A lot of South African history therein.
His book Born a Crime is fascinating.

I think the Treveor Noah episode is my favourite - partly because of what he says but mostly because of the look on Jerry Seinfeld's face as he tries to process it, respond to it and figure out how to say something funny about it.
 
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