Tempels confessed arriving as a colonial master who silenced Africans.

Evidence

I came to Africa in 1933 as a European, as a white man, in a colonized Africa … and, above all, in the belief that I am the bearer of a divine message. However, I adopted the attitudes of a white man, of a master, of Boula Matari (colonial conqueror). And the message that God entrusted to me inspired me with the clerical attitudes of a spiritual master, an authoritarian doctor, a religious official, a leader or a pastor, towards the flock who had only to listen, obey and keep silent. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 683

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines Boula Matari (‘colonial conqueror’) as a self-described attitude Tempels adopted before his conversion to dialogue.