The qualities forged by his intense involvement in the struggle for democratic practices shaped his approach to conflict and strife, wherever it occurred.
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Restoring trust in leadership and preventing the church from fracturing over sexuality and gender will be at the top of Sarah Mullally’s agenda.
Nearly 600 parishes officially bar women priests.
Christianity is evolving. Mainstream churches like the Methodists and the Catholics are losing ground to indigenous and pentecostal groups.
With over 80 million believers in 160 countries, the Anglican Communion has been grappling with LGBTQ+ issues since the 1970s.
Faith communities can use their influence and large following to fight climate change.
Many Catholic schools in Britain retain the name John Henry Newman, despite his opposition to abolishing slavery.
The Ugandan militant remains on the run despite a US$5 million bounty on his head for war crimes committed between 1987 and 2006.
The latest Australian census shows a decrease in affiliation with Pentecostal churches, despite the ‘boom’ narrative. Women seem to be leaving: gender inequality and abuses of power are having an impact.
King Charles inherits a multi-faith Britain. An expert explains the monarch’s complicated relationship with religion.
Not only is the claim that sexuality is central to Christian orthodoxy dubious, but it’s unclear same-sex sexuality has always been condemned by the church.
A schism over gay marriage has led to a split in the Anglican church in Australia. Will it affect the church’s future?
Archbishop Desmond Tutu didn’t stop his fight for human rights once apartheid came to a formal end in 1994. He continued to speak critically against politicians who abused their power.
The archbishop’s willingness to listen to those of a different viewpoint and his staunch opposition to violence made him a pivotal figure in the end of Apartheid in South Africa.
The decisions the leaders make in 2021 will be the most critical they have ever faced.
Desmond Tutu is by far the most high-profile African, if not global, religious leader to support lesbian and gay rights, and he has done so since the 1970s.
The church is itself divided on Brexit, but that doesn’t mean it can’t provide guidance for a polarised community.
An Anglican priest teaching about climate change says people have a naïve view of how science really works.
In response to the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia, conservative clergy have hardened their stance against it, causing even more pain for same-sex Christian couples.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is first and foremost, a spiritual leader, a man of deep prayer. This motivated his participation in supporting South Africa’s liberation struggle.
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