Desmond Tutu

SLP2002042809- ST. LOUIS, April 28 (UPI) -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu delivers a sermon during his visit to the Christ Church Cathedral, in downtown St. Louis, on April 28, 2002. Tutu is the retired archbishop of South Africa and a past winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. rlw/bg/Bill Greenblatt UPI

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