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People are able to justify immense cruelty and say that it is something that is sanctioned by their faith.

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Desmond Tutu
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
Activist
Anglican Priest
Non-Fiction Writer
Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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People
Sanctioned
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Cruelty

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