The Church of England has barred the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu's daughter from officiating her godfather's funeral because she is in a same-sex relationship.
The Church of England has barred the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu's daughter from officiating her godfather's funeral because she is in a same-sex relationship.
The Desmond and Leah Tutu Foundation has lashed out at the Church of England after it barred the Archbishop's daughter, Mpho Tutu-Van Furth from presiding over the funeral of her godfather, Martin Kenyon.
The daughter-in-law of the late South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu called the Church of England homophobic for not allowing her wife, who is a priest, to preside over the funeral of a family friend. Marceline Tutu van Furth, who is married to Archbishop Tutu's daughter, Mpho Andrea Tutu van Furth, said the church told…