Newswire: Tutu’s Last wishes shed light on ‘aquamation’ or ‘green burial’

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Newswire: Tutu’s Last wishes shed light on ‘aquamation’ or ‘green burial’

Jan. 3, 2022 (GIN) - Over the course of his 90 years, Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu gave voice to his beloved nation in its struggle for change and reconciliation under Black majority rule. His last wishes for a green burial have sparked a tweet storm on the mostly unfamiliar practice among devoted followers of […]

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