Archbishop Tutu Not Invited to Mandela Funeral

Retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu says he was not invited to attend a state funeral for his dear friend, fellow Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela. In a Saturday statement, Tutu said he would have loved to attend the service and say a "final farewell" to someone he "loved and treasured." However, he said it would have been "disrespectful" to Mandela to "gatecrash what had been billed as a private family funeral." At least five thousand...

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