Archbishop Desmond Tutu's daughter is to give up ministry after entering a gay marriage.
Revd Canon Mpho Tutu-Van Firth said she was forced to leave her role in the Anglican Church
because it does not recognise same sex marriages.
because it does not recognise same sex marriages.
Clergy are forbidden from entering a gay marriage and she would have likely been stripped
of her licence to practice had she not stood down herself.
of her licence to practice had she not stood down herself.
It was a "dignified" exit from the Church, she said.
"Because the South African Anglican Church does not recognise our marriage, I can no
longer exercise my priestly ministry in South Africa.
longer exercise my priestly ministry in South Africa.
