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Congratulations to Desmond Tutu for been the first Poepol of the Week in 2012. It is quite clear why:
Johan Kotzé not a monster – Tutu
Cape Town – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has called on the media and public to stop calling Limpopo rape and murder accused Johan Kotzé the “Modimolle monster”, saying that despite his alleged crimes, he is still a child of God.
Tutu wrote a letter to The Star, in which he condemned what had happened, but also expressed his concern that the widespread outrage over Kotzé’s alleged actions had led to him being dubbed a monster.
‘Capacity to become a saint’
“He may indeed be guilty of inhuman, ghastly and monstrous deeds, but he is not a monster. We are actually letting him off lightly by calling him a monster because monsters have no moral sense of right and wrong – and therefore cannot be held morally culpable, cannot be regarded as morally blameworthy,” Tutu wrote.
He added that Kotzé “remains a child of God with the capacity to become a saint. This may shock some of us”.
“We should condemn ghastly acts of awful cruelty but we must, as they say, hate the sin and love the sinner, or hope that he may change for the better.”
“We heard bloodcurdling stories of how people had been murdered brutally and yet we saw some extraordinary scenes of magnanimity when perpetrator and victim or relative of victim embraced publicly.
“If it were true that once a murderer always a murderer, then we should have had to shut up shop straightaway. But we believed then, and I hope we still do, that it was possible for people to change for the better, that the worst criminal could become a good and virtuous person.”
Tutu was not defending Kotzé’s alleged acts, saying decent people are rightly appalled at what had happened, and that it was quite right to condemn the “dastardly, barbaric and monstrous” deeds.
He expressed his deep sympathy and condolences to Kotzé’s estranged wife and pleaded that people stop calling him a monster.
However, The Star quoted criminologist Dr Jackie de Wet, from the University of Fort Hare, as saying that the chances of someone like Kotzé being rehabilitated and becoming a good and virtuous person – if he did indeed commit the crimes he is charged with – are “very, very slim, almost minuscule”.
ANC Women’s League protesters outside the Modimolle Magistrate’s Court during his appearance last Friday dubbed him a monster. “No human being can do such a thing,” said ANCWL Waterberg treasurer Joy Matshoge.
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4 thoughts on “Poepol of the Week – Desmond Tutu”	Savage says:	January 20, 2012 at 11:21	” ..remains a child of God with the capacity to become a saint.”
Jesus fucking christ maar die Christene is fucked-up. Nee wat, hou julle geloof en al die bullshit wat daarmee saamgaan vir julle self – net ‘n moroon kan al die stront glo.
Reply	Savage says:	January 21, 2012 at 08:35	Ou Tutu gaan lekker langs Sister Theresa sit een dag – reg onder Jesus se voet.
Reply	Malherbe says:	January 22, 2012 at 04:10	Ja-nee, en om te dink dat hierdie siening van Tutu eintlik ‘n “liberale” siening is. Ek kan jou verseker 99% van die Christendom openbaar nie hierdie tipe vergewendsgesindheid nie. Die meeste sal vir Mr Modemolle in die ewige vageuur wil sien tesame met homoseksuele en ateiste. Ek het die voorreg gehad om Tutu jare gelede te ontmoet. Hy is werklik ‘n merkwaardige man en dis jammer dat die snert wat hy hierbo kwytraak afbreuk maak aan die goeie werk wat hy doen.
In werklikheid som sy stellings hierbo die probleem op waarmee die intelligensia van die Christendom sit. Hul dogma bepaal onomwonde dat AL jou sondes vergewe sal word en jy die prys van altyd-lewe sal kry solangk jy net glo. Volgens hierdie dogma kan die vlg hipotetiese scenario dus uitspeel: Kotze gee sy hartjie nou vir Jesus (werklik en opreg) en eindig op by jesus se voete. Die vrou wie hy aangerand het verloor haar ongeloof omdat haar gotte haar nie teen Kotze kon beskerm nie en raak ‘n ateis. Sy brand vir ewig. Geen teoloog kan teen bg hipotese stry nie want dit staan sentraal tot hul dogma. Dit definieer hul dogma en word selfs aan die hand van ‘n voorbeeld (moordenaar aan kruis langs jesus) uitgebeeld en ondubbelsinnig deur die “seun van god” gestel. Hulle is dus in ‘n hoek geverf: Of die hipotese hierbo gestel is waar, of dis onwaar. In beide gevalle is dit skaakmat teen die christendom.
Reply	Analfa says:	January 22, 2012 at 16:24	Watse goeie werk doen Tutu, in jou opinie?
Is Kotze ‘n ateis?