“I give great thanks to God that he has created a Dalai Lama. Do you really think, as some have argued, that God will be saying: "You know, that guy, the Dalai Lama, is not bad. What a pity he's not a Christian"? I don't think that is the case — because, you see, God is not a Christian.”
About This Quote
As quoted in "Dalai Lama honours Tintin and Tutu" at BBC News (2 June 2006)
More from Desmond Tutu
“There could not be a future without forgiveness.”
“We refuse to be treated as the doormat for the government to wipe its jackboots on.”
“God has such a deep reverence for our freedom that he'd rather let us freely go to Hell…”
“Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence.”