"When we were in the dark, he brought light.” A funeral service is underway in South Africa for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. A plain pine coffin, the cheapest available at his request to avoid ostentatious displays, is at the center of the service. https://t.co/JfnWi5H5NH
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 1, 2022
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world – Desmond Tutu
— Jess Phillips MP (@jessphillips) December 26, 2021
Desmond Tutu: Mourners queue to pay respects as body lies in state https://t.co/avrgbzZIli
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 31, 2021
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” -Archbishop Desmond Tutu
— Erika Harold (@ErikaHarold) December 27, 2021
Desmond Tutu used his pulpit as the first Black bishop of Johannesburg and later as the Archbishop of Cape Town to galvanize public opinion against racial inequality.
Here’s a timeline of his life committed to equality. https://t.co/562Acl1o1n
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 26, 2021
"The sun has gone down"
South Africans remember Desmond Tutuhttps://t.co/B0TvKrkIyT
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 26, 2021
Desmond Tutu was an icon. A spiritual compass. A champion of the anti-apartheid struggle. But those who saw the Nobel Peace Prize winner up close basked in his rollercoaster laughter and came away infused with the joy and warmth of the man. https://t.co/P2suS1tDZ3
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 28, 2021
Religious and political leaders pay tribute to Desmond Tutu in Cape Town https://t.co/j6AZXdDviO
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 30, 2021
just guys being dudes https://t.co/lfC9OudjjO
— Yule Brynner (@CalmSporting) December 26, 2021
gratuitous
Jon Stewart had Desmond Tutu on for an interview for The Daily Show.
cc.com/video/wuk4dm/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-archbishop-desmond-tutu
Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
A lesson much of the media and many people frankly should learn.
RIP Archbishop Desmond Tutu
SiubhanDuinne
Woke up at 4-something this morning, turned on CNN to make sure we were all still here, and they were carrying Archbishop Tutu’s funeral, live. Contrary to what you might imagine, it was a soothing way to greet a new year. I’m glad I caught some of the service before they cut away.
Baud
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka):
That was my thought too.
SiubhanDuinne
That clip of the Abp and the Dalai Lama is extraordinarily joyful. They both twinkle irrepressibly.
debbie
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka):
He was right. So was whoever said, “All it takes is for good people to do nothing.”
J R in WV
@SiubhanDuinne:
That’s an amazing piece of video of two giants of the human race, who obviously loved one another, being glad to be together. No hesitation to poke fun at each other, you would think they were close cousins…
One of my cousins is married to a Tibetan woman who is the daughter of a Rinpoche t monk associate of the Dalai Lama — she was Consul to the EU for the Government of Tibet in exile for a while, now retired to HI. She is a pretty down-to-earth person, actually.
ETA: HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the Jackals~!!~
raven
@J R in WV: Hello Dalia! When I saw him speak at Emory he said “I feel as if I am preaching to the choir”!!!
Felanius Kootea
I loved the playfulness evident in his relationship with the Dalai Lama.
Rest In Peace.
Yutsano
This is telling me that I’m not ready for when Tenzin Gyatso* goes.
*One of the spiritual names for His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
BigJimSlade
@Yutsano: I’m with you there. I wonder who the next inspiring and kind people will be.