Volume 20, Issue 1, April 2017, Pages 303–327
Valentin MADIHANO MUNGU-IKO1 and René BITANGI MUKOMBE2
1 Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de KALEHE, RD Congo
2 Faculté de Sciences Sociales, Politiques et Administratives, Université de Goma, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2017 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The evangelization of the Catholic religion carried out 100 years in the parish of Bobandana whose seat is established in Minova, in South Kivu, in the DR Congo. Indeed, this article clearly shows that the Catholic religion has settled in a socio-cultural environment with strong traditional religious knowledge and practices, some of which resemble those of the Western religion. Throughout its establishment, the Church has invested in several fields; At the end of the centenary, the balance sheet is still mixed. For, on the spiritual plane, despite the fact that this Parish allowed the creation of other Parishes and that there was an increase of a significant number of the Catholic believers in this earth; We deplore, however, the very advanced disintegrating character which strikes his Church almost abandoned by the ecclesiastical authorities of her diocese. From the point of view of development, the parish of Bobandana has contributed considerably to the opening up of the environment by opening major roads leading to the large urban centers. In addition, it has reversed itself in education through the creation of primary and secondary schools with the active support of the local population. Moreover, in the agro-pastoral sector, new plants, new animals and breeding stock have been introduced into the environment. However, we deplore a Eurocentrist approach which does not often take account of local cultural realities in order to promote the spiritual and socio-economic development of the sons and daughters of this parish. The diocesan authorities seem to discriminate against them, Causes are unknown.
Author Keywords: enculturation, assimilation, socialization, tradition, development, cultural value, rite, ceremony, devaluation.
Valentin MADIHANO MUNGU-IKO1 and René BITANGI MUKOMBE2
1 Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de KALEHE, RD Congo
2 Faculté de Sciences Sociales, Politiques et Administratives, Université de Goma, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2017 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The evangelization of the Catholic religion carried out 100 years in the parish of Bobandana whose seat is established in Minova, in South Kivu, in the DR Congo. Indeed, this article clearly shows that the Catholic religion has settled in a socio-cultural environment with strong traditional religious knowledge and practices, some of which resemble those of the Western religion. Throughout its establishment, the Church has invested in several fields; At the end of the centenary, the balance sheet is still mixed. For, on the spiritual plane, despite the fact that this Parish allowed the creation of other Parishes and that there was an increase of a significant number of the Catholic believers in this earth; We deplore, however, the very advanced disintegrating character which strikes his Church almost abandoned by the ecclesiastical authorities of her diocese. From the point of view of development, the parish of Bobandana has contributed considerably to the opening up of the environment by opening major roads leading to the large urban centers. In addition, it has reversed itself in education through the creation of primary and secondary schools with the active support of the local population. Moreover, in the agro-pastoral sector, new plants, new animals and breeding stock have been introduced into the environment. However, we deplore a Eurocentrist approach which does not often take account of local cultural realities in order to promote the spiritual and socio-economic development of the sons and daughters of this parish. The diocesan authorities seem to discriminate against them, Causes are unknown.
Author Keywords: enculturation, assimilation, socialization, tradition, development, cultural value, rite, ceremony, devaluation.
Abstract: (french)
L’évangélisation de la religion catholique a réalisé 100 ans dans la paroisse de Bobandana dont son siège est établi à Minova, au Sud-Kivu, en RD Congo. En effet, cet article montre clairement que la religion catholique s’est installée dans un environnement socio-culturel disposant d’une connaissance et des pratiques religieuses traditionnelles solides et dont certains rites ressemblent à celles de la religion occidentale. Tout au long de son implantation, l’Eglise s’est investie dans plusieurs domaines ; à l’issue du centenaire, le bilan est encore mitigé. Car, sur le plan spirituel, en dépit du fait que cette Paroisse a permis la création d’autres Paroisses et qu’il y ait eu une augmentation d’un nombre important des croyants catholiques dans ce terroir ; on déplore cependant le caractère de délabrement très avancé qui frappe son Eglise presque abandonnée par les autorités ecclésiastiques de son Diocèse. Du point de vue du développement, la Paroisse de Bobandana a considérablement contribué au désenclavement du milieu en ouvrant des routes principales menant vers les grands centres urbains. En outre, elle s’est invertie dans l’éducation par la création des écoles primaires et secondaires avec le concours actif de la population locale. Par ailleurs, en matière agro-pastorale, des nouvelles plantes, des nouveaux animaux et d’élevages ont été introduit dans le milieu. Cependant, on déplore une approche européocentriste qui ne tient pas souvent compte des réalités culturelles locales en vue de promouvoir le développement spirituel et socio-économique des filles et fils de cette Paroisse, on dirait une discrimination de ces derniers par les autorités diocésaines et dont les causes sont méconnues.
Author Keywords: enculturation, assimilation, socialisation, tradition, développement, valeur culturelle, rite, cérémonie, dévalorisation.
How to Cite this Article
Valentin MADIHANO MUNGU-IKO and René BITANGI MUKOMBE, “CENT ANS D’EVANGELISATION DE L’EGLISE CATHOLIQUE : QUELS ACQUIS ET DEFIS ? CAS DE LA PAROISSE DE BOBANDANA, RD CONGO,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 303–327, April 2017.
