at the heart of the story of the christian faith. helena is said to have broken up the cross and sent it throughout the roman empire, but as the legend grew, so did the number of relics. there are now more than a thousand scattered around the world. they re in trinkets. they re in necklace amulets. they re embedded underneath altars, and so there is a good bit of skepticism about relics such as these. one of the first people to publicly question the authenticity of the true cross
you are disgraceful. he s an equal opportunity irritant. reporter: his daughter says now that he s gone, south africa will lose its conscience. south africa will lose a champion and a coach. reporter: she says tutu always cheered south africa when it did the right thing, and consistently called the country to task when it did not. david mckenzie is with me now from south africa. what s your best memory of desmond tutu? reporter: i think he was such an infectious personality. his legend grew. when you met him, the first time i met him in 2008 in kenya, you were overawed. i remember speaking to a colleague who knew him much
christian faith. helena is said to have broken up the cross and sent it throughout the roman empire, but as the legend grew, so did the number of relics. there are now more than a thousand scattered around the world. they re in trinkets. they re in necklace amulets. they re embedded underneath altars, and so there is a good bit of skepticism about relics such as these. one of the first people to publicly question the authenticity of the true cross was the 16th century protestant reformer john calvin. he says, you can t walk into a church anywhere without seeing a piece of what s supposedly the true cross. calvin laughs and says, you know, if you took all of the pieces of the true cross and put
at the heart of the story of the christian faith. helena is said to have broken up the cross and sent it throughout the roman empire. but as the legend grew, so did the number of relics. there are now more than a thousand scattered around the world. they re in trinkets. they are in necklace amulets. they are embedded underneath altars. and so there is a good bit of skepticism about relics such as these. one of the first people to publicly question the authenticity of the true cross was the 16th century protestant reformer john calvin. he says, you can t walk into a church anywhere without seeing a piece of what s supposedly the true cross.