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    Rizal retracted his affiliation with Freemasonry in a letter signed on December 29, 1896. He did so in order to be allowed to marry Josephine Bracken, as the church would not permit the marriage unless he retracted from Masonry. There is ongoing debate around the authenticity of the retraction letter, with some eyewitnesses supporting that Rizal wrote and signed it, while others argue it is not in his handwriting or consistent with his character. The retraction remains a controversial topic regarding Rizal's beliefs and the factors that influenced his actions in his final days.

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    Rizal retracted his affiliation with Freemasonry in a letter signed on December 29, 1896. He did so in order to be allowed to marry Josephine Bracken, as the church would not permit the marriage unless he retracted from Masonry. There is ongoing debate around the authenticity of the retraction letter, with some eyewitnesses supporting that Rizal wrote and signed it, while others argue it is not in his handwriting or consistent with his character. The retraction remains a controversial topic regarding Rizal's beliefs and the factors that influenced his actions in his final days.

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    Rizal retracted his affiliation with Freemasonry in a letter signed on December 29, 1896. He did so in order to be allowed to marry Josephine Bracken, as the church would not permit the marriage unless he retracted from Masonry. There is ongoing debate around the authenticity of the retraction letter, with some eyewitnesses supporting that Rizal wrote and signed it, while others argue it is not in his handwriting or consistent with his character. The retraction remains a controversial topic regarding Rizal's beliefs and the factors that influenced his actions in his final days.

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    Rizal retracted his affiliation with Freemasonry in a letter signed on December 29, 1896. He did so in order to be allowed to marry Josephine Bracken, as the church would not permit the marriage unless he retracted from Masonry. There is ongoing debate around the authenticity of the retraction letter, with some eyewitnesses supporting that Rizal wrote and signed it, while others argue it is not in his handwriting or consistent with his character. The retraction remains a controversial topic regarding Rizal's beliefs and the factors that influenced his actions in his final days.

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    RIZAL’S

    RETRACTION
    Group 5
    WHAT IS RETRACTION
    A retraction is a public statement
    made about an earlier statement
    that withdraws, cancel, refutes, or
    reverse the original statement or
    ceases and desist from
    publishing the original statement.
    WHAT WAS THE RETRACTION ABOUT

    The letter, dated December 29, 1896,


    was said to have been signed by the
    National Hero himself. Rizal retracted
    because the church would not allow his
    marriage to Josephine Bracken unless
    he retracted his masonic affiliation.
    THE RETRACTION LETTER
    "I declare myself a catholic and in this Religion in which I was born and educated I
    wish to live and die.

    I retract with all my heart whatever in my words, writings, publications and conduct
    has been contrary to my character as son of the Catholic Church. I believe and I
    confess whatever she teaches and I submit to whatever she demands I abominate
    Masonry, as the enemy which is of the Church, and as a Society prohibited by the
    Church. The Diocesan Prelate may, as the Superior Ecclesiastical Authority, make
    public this spontaneous manifestation of mine in order to repair the scandal which
    my acts may have caused and so that God and people may pardon me."

    Manila 29 of December of 1896 Jose Rizal - The Retraction Letter


    RIZAL RETRACTED HIS
    MASONIC AFFILIATION
    ● Rizal retracted his masonic affiliation.

    ● Rizal wrote and signed the retraction.

    ● Rizal's marriage to Josephine.


    TIMELINE
    1891-Rizal arrived in HongKong to practice his medical profession
    1892-founded La Liga Filipina
    1895-Rizal became acquainted with Josephine Bracken
    1896
    Dec.26-Rizal was accused and tried before a military tribunal for the alleged crimes of
    rebellion, sedition, and legal association.
    Dec.28- Governor General affirmed the death sentence and set the execution of Rizal
    on Dec. 30 at 7.00 o'clock in the morning Dec. 29-Death sentence was read to Rizal early in
    the morning
    Dec. 29- Father Saderra and Father Luis Viza visited Rizal and he asked them whether some
    of those who had been professors were still there in Ateneo.
    Dec. 29-Rizal had decided to retract
    Dec-30 at 6 o clock in the morning Josephine Bracken and Rizal was married
    Dec 30- Execution of Rizal
    DID RIZAL RETRACT HIS
    MASONIC AFFILITION?
    Rizal stated in his retraction...

    "I abominate Masonry as the enemy of


    the Church and reprobated by the
    same "Church" (Rizal, "The Retraction
    Letter": 1996)
    DID RIZAL WROTE AND SIGNED THE RETRACTION?

    DID RIZAL WROTE AND SIGNED THE RETRACTION?"That style is


    as simple as mine. Don't bother, Father, to read it all Dictate what I
    ought to profess or express, and I shall write, making in any case some
    remarks." (Rizal, 1896)

    Declaration or retraction was signed together with Dr. Rizal by Señor


    Fresno, Chief of the Picket, and Señor Moure, Adjutant of the Plaza.

    Garcia The Great Debate The Rizal Retraction, 1964


    DID RIZAL AND JOSEPHINE GOT MARRIED?
    DID RIZAL AND JOSEPHINE GOT MARRIED?
    Father Balaguer testified he married Rizal and Josephine on Dec. 30 at 6
    o'clock in the morning.

    After his marriage, Rizal dedicated a Catholic devotion book, De la


    Imitacion de Cristo, to josephine. The dedication read as follows: "to my
    dear and unhappy wife Josephine". (Garcia, 1964)
    ANTI-RETRACTIONISTS.
    After analyzing six major documents of Rizal, Ricardo Pascual concluded that
    the retraction document, said to have been discovered in 1935, was not in
    Rizal's handwriting.

    Senator Rafael Palma, a former President of the University of the

    Philippines and a prominent Mason, argued that a retraction is not in

    keeping with Rizal's character and mature beliefs. He called the

    retraction story a "pious fraud." Others who deny the retraction are

    Frank Laubach, a Protestant minister, Austin Coates, a British writer,

    and Ricardo Manapat, director of the National Archives.


    PRO-RETRACTIONISTS.
    B. The marriage of Rizal and
    A. Eyewitness Josephine.
    Father Vicente Balaguer - first eyewitness
    The act of retraction is established
    Father Sanchez visited Rizal in Dapitan and because while still in Dapitan the
    persuaded him to retract. condition imposed on Rizal was: "No
    retraction, no marriage."
    •Father Patells had exchanged several long
    letters with Rizal for the same purpose with Father Balaguer, the priest who had
    Father Sanchez. married them testified under oath that:

    Declaration or retraction was signed together At 6 o'clock in the morning of Dec. 30,
    with Dr. Rizal by Señor Fresno, Chief of the Josephine Bracken and one of Rizal's
    Picket, and Señor Moure, Adjutant of the Plaza. sisters, arrived crying bitterly. With the
    .Former Lieutenant of the infantry-second knowledge of the warden of the Fort, I
    eyewitness proceeded to the marriage of Rizal and
    Josephine.
    PRO-RETRACTIONISTS.
    C. The Catholic D. The Priest and
    devotion book Crucifix.
    .After Rizal had retracted, Rizal was accompanied by
    he read a blue pamphlet two Catholic priests to his
    entitled, Aceptación de la execution ground.
    Muerte, containing the It is the common and usual
    "Acts of Faith, Hope, and practice for Catholics to
    Charity. After this, he went kiss the crucifix before they
    to confession and received die. Rizal did so and kissed
    holy communion. the crucifix offered to him
    by the two Catholic priests
    before he was shot.
    PRO-RETRACTIONISTS.
    E. Fr. Manuel A. Garcia: best evidence.

    In Fr. Manuel A. Garcia's (an archdiocesan archivist way back in 1935) account of events, he came across a
    bundle of document entitled "Masoneria" In this bundle, he came across the document of retraction which had
    been long lost.

    Archbishop O'Doherty, despite the approval of Teodoro Kalaw (the Director of the National Library), was not
    satisfied with the mere document itself so he requested Prof. H. Otlet Beyer (Professor of Anthropology) in the
    University of the Philippines to study and examine the Rizal retraction document. He examined Rizal's
    supposed handwriting in the document of retraction and compared it with 150 letters and documents that were
    written in Rizal's handwriting.

    - there is not the slightest doubt that every word on the document of

    retraction was written by Jose Rizal, except for the signatures of the other

    witnesses. The whole document was found to be written by Rizal in his normal

    handwriting.
    Dr. Jose I. del Rosario also compared this piece of
    document with numerous letters of Dr. Jose Rizal. Dr.
    Jose I. del Rosario did not find anything in Rizal's
    retraction which does not proclaim that the retraction is in
    fact. He points out the most salient individual
    characteristic points of identity between the handwriting of
    the retraction and the undisputed handwriting of Rizal.
    iMPORTANT POINTS...
    It should also be pointed out that in the first place;

    Rizal did not fight the Catholic religion; he fought those who
    abused that religion. Rizal was not against the Catholic
    religion but was against the manner the Catholic religion was
    practiced by the friars in the Philippines

    during his time.


    THANK YOU

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