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Desmond Tutu's daughter barred from leading funeral

Mpho Tutu van Furth speaking during the funeral of her father, Desmond Tutu, in Cape Town, South Africa, in January. [AP photo]

The daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been barred from officiating at a funeral in a church in England because she is married to a woman, the BBC reported Friday.

Mpho Tutu van Furth, who is an ordained Episcopal priest in the U.S., had been asked to oversee the funeral of her godfather, Martin Kenyon.

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