FOG BLOG WORLD NEWS LOG: FUNERAL FOR DESMOND TUTU!

Desmond Tutu remembered at funeral as humble and brave global icon...President says anti-apartheid activist fought for freedom, justice, equality and peace.....A funeral service was held in Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning equality activist who was revered in Africa for his role in ending apartheid.

"When we were in the dark, he brought light," Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the worldwide Anglican church, said in a video message shown at a requiem mass celebrated in Tutu's honour Saturday at St. George's Cathedral.

"For me to praise him is like a mouse giving tribute to an elephant," Welby said. "South Africa has given us extraordinary examples of towering leaders of the rainbow nation with President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Tutu ... Many Nobel winners' lights have grown dimmer over time, but Archbishop Tutu's has grown brighter."

Tutu's plain pine coffin, the cheapest available at his request to avoid any ostentatious displays, was the centre of the service, which also featured African choirs, prayers and incense. The service was limited to just 100 mourners due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.