The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Church) has mourned the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The Right Reverend Keerthisiri Fernando, Bishop of Kurunegala and Presiding Bishop of Church of Ceylon and Right Reverend Dushantha Rodrigo, Bishop of Colombo issuing a statement said: Archbishop Tutu who was a towering figure and leader of the anti-apartheid era, was [...]

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Desmond Tutu’s life and ministry are an example for us today: The Church of Ceylon

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The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Church) has mourned the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

The Right Reverend Keerthisiri Fernando, Bishop of Kurunegala and Presiding Bishop of Church of Ceylon and Right Reverend Dushantha Rodrigo, Bishop of Colombo issuing a statement said: Archbishop Tutu who was a towering figure and leader of the anti-apartheid era, was one of the most recognised and respected persons of the Christian faith in the present generation.

His exemplary character, courage, leadership and example will be greatly missed as he has departed to go to the nearer presence of God. Archbishop Tutu was a contemporary of Nelson Mandela and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1984 for his leadership in the struggle to overcome the discrimination of the white minority government against the black majority in South Africa.

It has been observed that “it is impossible to imagine South Africa’s long and tortuous journey to freedom — and beyond — without Archbishop Desmond Tutu. While other struggle leaders were killed, or forced into exile, or prison, the diminutive, defiant Anglican priest was there at every stage, exposing the hypocrisy of the apartheid state, comforting its victims, holding the liberation movement to account, and daring Western governments to do more to isolate a white-minority government that he compared, unequivocally, to the Nazis.”

His life and ministry are indeed an example for us today as we continue to confront polarization, extremism, populism and discrimination in this world.

When oppression and discrimination take place against people based on their opinions, beliefs, class or sexual orientation etc., that is a threat to the integrity of the ‘good’ creation of our God. As Archbishop Tutu spent his life in the struggle for equality and justice, we are now called to follow in that same spirit by becoming instruments of God’s grace in places of disunity, oppression and conflict. Christians must affirm and protect the right to life and basic human rights of all people.

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