The airbrushed feet of clay

Desmond Tutu did some great things. But he had a monstrous side too

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 2017

The revelations that have surfaced in a small number of outlets about the profound antisemitism of Archbishop Desmond Tutu have come as an unpleasant shock for a number of people who have read them. For many have had absolutely no knowledge of this whatsoever.

Since his death two days ago, Tutu has been almost universally eul…