{"id":73297,"date":"2026-03-04T07:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesvolcansnews.net\/?p=73297"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:45:41","slug":"rdc-polemique-au-sein-de-leglise-catholique-apres-une-lettre-publique-de-leveque-de-mbuji-mayi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesvolcansnews.net\/?p=73297","title":{"rendered":"RDC : pol\u00e9mique au sein de l\u2019\u00c9glise catholique apr\u00e8s une lettre publique de l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque de Mbuji-Mayi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Une nouvelle controverse secoue l\u2019\u00c9glise catholique en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo apr\u00e8s la diffusion d\u2019une lettre publique de l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque de Mbuji-Mayi, Mgr Emmanuel-Bernard Kasanda, critiquant ouvertement certains de ses pairs au sein de la Conf\u00e9rence \u00e9piscopale nationale du Congo (CENCO).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>R\u00e9unis \u00e0 huis clos \u00e0 Kinshasa le 23 f\u00e9vrier, les \u00e9v\u00eaques catholiques avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 interpell\u00e9s par le pr\u00e9lat, qui affirmait s\u2019exprimer \u00ab au nom de la v\u00e9rit\u00e9 de l\u2019\u00c9vangile \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Dans sa correspondance, rendue publique par la suite sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux, il d\u00e9non\u00e7ait notamment l\u2019absence, selon lui, de condamnation officielle des tueries attribu\u00e9es au Rwanda ainsi que des massacres perp\u00e9tr\u00e9s par des groupes arm\u00e9s dans l\u2019est du pays.<\/p>\n<p>Mgr Kasanda \u00e9voquait \u00e9galement de possibles irr\u00e9gularit\u00e9s lors de l\u2019\u00e9lection du pr\u00e9sident et du vice-pr\u00e9sident de la CENCO, d\u00e9non\u00e7ait des pratiques tribalistes dans certaines nominations internes et critiquait la communication autour de la \u00ab stigmatisation des swahiliphones \u00bb, estimant qu\u2019elle pouvait attiser des tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Selon lui, ces orientations fragiliseraient la cr\u00e9dibilit\u00e9 morale de l\u2019\u00c9glise et contribueraient \u00e0 \u00e9loigner une partie des fid\u00e8les.<\/p>\n<p>La publication de cette lettre a provoqu\u00e9 des remous au sein de l\u2019\u00e9piscopat congolais. Certains \u00e9v\u00eaques accusent Mgr Kasanda d\u2019avoir rompu la coll\u00e9gialit\u00e9 en exposant sur la place publique des d\u00e9bats internes.<\/p>\n<p>Dans une lettre ouverte, un pr\u00eatre du dioc\u00e8se de Kongolo met en garde l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque de Mbuji-Mayi, l\u2019accusant d\u2019avoir transform\u00e9 une \u00ab correction fraternelle \u00bb en \u00ab scandale public \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Il lui reproche d\u2019avoir diffus\u00e9 une correspondance interne accusant ses pairs de tribalisme et de tricherie lors des \u00e9lections \u00e9piscopales.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019auteur estime que cette d\u00e9marche constitue une rupture de la coll\u00e9gialit\u00e9 \u00e9piscopale et une violation pr\u00e9sum\u00e9e du droit canonique, citant notamment les canons 220, 1373 et 212 \u00a7 3. 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