Arguments That Rizal Did Not Retract
Arguments That Rizal Did Not Retract
Arguments That Rizal Did Not Retract
Rizal had published books and articles abroad which showed disloyalty to Spain and which were frankly
anti-Catholic. He pursues in his efforts and writings to tear the loyal Filipino breasts the treasures of
Catholic Faith. These were the reasons why Rizal exiled in Dapitan. The following are the evidences that
Rizal did not retract his words against the Catholic church:
FORGED DOCUMENT
According to an online source, joserizal.ph, maintained by Jose Rizal University, the fact of
document forgery was revealed by Fr. Balaguer, himself. Fr. Balaguer said that he could not
remember whose exact copy was the document and even Fr. Pio Pi could not verify it in his own
statements. The copy of the retraction paper that was said to be signed by Rizal was even kept
secret and was only published in newspapers who claim to have seen and read it. When Rizal’s
family requested for the original copy, it was said that it was lost. According to Ricardo Pascual
Ph.D, who was given permission by the Archbishop Nozaleda to examine the document, later
concluded in his book, “Rizal beyond the Grave” that the documents presented was a forgery.
There are three copies of the documents about the retraction. The first one indicates the year of
1890, the second one changes it into 189C, and the final one, the written year is 1896. There
was a revelation of a forger. Antonio K. Abad tells how on August 13, 1901 at a party at his
ancestral home in Nueva Ecija a certain Roman Roque told how he was employed by the friars
earlier that same year to make several copies of a retraction document (Alojado et. Al.). This is
enough proof that there was a forgery of the retraction. With the case that the one who
presented the retraction letter was a priest of the Catholic Church was also questionable.