You’ve earned your rest, Arch. Go dance with the angels: Michael Brown, a reader from Cape Town, tells how Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu taught him that a strong man can cry
In my family, Tutu was only ever spoken of with the utmost respect: he embodied the values that we as a family treasure.
Tutu taught me that a strong man can cry, that acting with grace is the opposite of acting with the piousness so often associated with the church. He respected the sanctity of ceremony while embracing the humanness of life. Perhaps most importantly, by being open about his humanness he showed that being a great leader and a great man does not mean you need to be an infallible man.
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