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...ceremony. A shuttle bus will depart from the intersection of Mt. Auburn and Linden streets at approximately 11:45 a.m. today to take mourners to the funeral home, according to Yu, who also asked that attendees e-mail him at dyu@fas.harvard.edu prior to the service. Another service, inside Memorial Church, will be held on Wednesday at 5 p.m., Eliot House Master Lino Pertile wrote in an e-mail early this morning. —Rachel Nolan contributed to the reporting of this story...
...Archbishop remains an outspoken and compelling figure 12 years after his nonviolent activism helped abolish apartheid. Earlier this month, he marked his 75th birthday with the release of his authorized biography, Rabble-Rouser for Peace. Tutu talked with TIME's Sonja Steptoe about aging, the divisions in the Anglican Church and Nelson Mandela's questionable sense of style...
...TIME: Twenty years ago, you became the first black to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa. What positive changes have you seen in the church since? Tutu: In our own church we ordained women to the priesthood, which is a fantastic thing. When the church in the U.S. elected its first woman presiding bishop [Katherine Jefferts Schori], I said, "Yippee...
...TIME: In 1998, you told the Archbishop of Canterbury that you were ashamed to be Anglican when the church failed to liberalize its attitudes toward gay clergy. Do you still feel that way? Tutu: Yes. For me, there doesn't seem to be a difference at all with how I felt when people were being clobbered for something about which they could do nothing - their race. I can't believe that the Jesus Christ I worship would be on the side of those who persecute an already persecuted minority. That we should be tearing ourselves apart on this issue...
...memorial is tentatively scheduled for this Wednesday at Memorial Church, and plans for the funeral are ongoing...