If I could be a child again and ask myself, “Who would you like to be when you come to dominate?” I would certainly answer him: Desmond Tutu! I find it very attractive and exemplary: bold, strict sense of justice, radical (which goes to the roots of the problems), committed to the oppressed, pacifier (Peace Novel of 1984, which now opposes the award to Europe), promoter of black theology, archbishop (already retired) who was head of the Anglican Church in South Africa and father of four children.

He first fought in his country against apartheid and for the rights of blacks, endangering his life to the point of becoming the main enemy of whites; then, at the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, he taught to ask for and give forgiveness (not forgetting); and later, after the arrival of blacks in power, he has remained a relentless prophet. Because of its reputation, it has participated in numerous conflicts within and outside Africa and has always been able to speak the right word in the toughest situations. When he went to Israel and told the Jews that the authors of the Holocaust must be forgiven, then, when he went to see the Holocaust museum (Yad Vashem), he found this painted: “Tutu is a black and Nazi pork.”

On the other hand, when homophobia in Africa is still strong and widespread, this 81-year-old has spoken out against many opinions about the need to welcome gays and lesbians with open arms in the Church and in society.

And where does your worldview come from? For from the revolutionary interpretation of the Gospel and from the concept of Ubuntu in Africa (“a person is a person through other people”).

If you asked me, “Who would you invite this Christmas to the table?”, you know what would answer you. “And why?” Because at this historic moment in Euskal Herria we would be helped by a “desmond tube” here. Also, do not forget that on the 10th of this month he was awarded the Unesco Bilbao Prize. And if we can't bring this leader to the peace table, ask the freshly drawn Olentzero to give him a beautiful book. God is not a Christian. And other provocations (Desclée, Bilbao 2012), illustrated by John Allen, biographer of Desmond Tutu.

Merry Christmas and welcome to the New Year!