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TUTU WAS A ONE-OFF, ALAS

TUTU WAS A ONE-OFF, ALAS

Cometh the hour, cometh the man” is a cliché of dis­put­ed ori­gins. It is also an apt descrip­tion of Arch­bish­op Desmond Tutu. He would no doubt have referred any who applied it to him to the Gospel of John (4:23): But the hour is com­ing, and is now here…” — which begs the ques­tion: Where are his successors?Read the rest

THE SHREDDING OF MANDELA’S IDEAL

THE SHREDDING OF MANDELA’S IDEAL

“I have cher­ished the ide­al of a demo­c­ra­t­ic and free soci­ety in which all per­sons live togeth­er in har­mo­ny and with equal opportunities.”
Nel­son Mandela’s words on the day he was released from being the 20th century’s most famous polit­i­cal pris­on­er have been shred­ded by his successors.Read the rest