Tutu Expresses Shame at Anglican Church(AP)

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of the Nobel peace laureate, said he was ashamed of his Anglican Church's conservative position that rejected gay priests.

In the book "Rabble-Rouser for Peace," by his former press secretary, John Allen, Tutu also criticized the last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, for not accepting accountability for apartheid atrocities. He said the failure caused him to regret having nominated de Klerk, along with Nelson Mandela, for their 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu gestures during the fundraiser gala "Tutu: One Amazing Night of Celebration" in Beverly Hills September 18, 2006. Nobel Peace prize recipient Tutu was honored by Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) with a special gala for his 75th birthday. (AP Photo/Pool/Mario Anzuoni)

Tutu also said he was deeply saddened at the furor caused by the appointment of openly gay V. Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire in 2003.

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