NCCSL expresses sadness over passing away of Archbishop Tutu

The National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) yesterday expressed sadness over the death of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Issuing a press release, the NCCSL said that following the end of the oppressive rule of ‘apartheid’ in South Africa, Archbishop Tutu committed himself untiringly providing the much-needed leadership through the ‘Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ (TRC) thereby supporting and strengthening the work of late President, Nelson Mandela towards peaceful co-habitation and unified living of its people.

Given below is the press release in full: “Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a moral compass to South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy. Throughout that process and beyond, this servant of God was considered as an example of honesty, conviction, inclusiveness and human coexistence.

“In a world divided and beset with religious superiority, suspicion and violence, Archbishop Tutu In his writing ‘God is not Christian’ embraces and introduces God as ‘Love and Light’ accessible and made manifest by truth and love. His meeting and interaction with the Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama speaks volumes of ‘inter-faith dialogue’ and collaborative endeavors.

“As a strong proponent of ‘gender equality’, Archbishop Tutu played a pioneering role within the Church of ‘patriarchal influence’ with the ‘ordination of women’ and his call for inclusion of women for well- deserved and right development in the world.”