http://joserizal.info/Biography/man_and_martyr/chapter16.htm
“The strongest argument was the character of Rizal. It was but a few months before that he had rejected Father Sanchez’ offer of a professorship, a hundred thousand pesos, and an estate if he would retract; and he had declared that he could not be bought for half the Philippines.”
http://joserizal.info/Reflections/retraction.htm
(1) The Retraction Document is said to be a forgery. As we have noted, the Document plays a significant part on both sides of the debate. There are four prongs to the case against the document itself.
(2) The second main line of argument against the Retraction is the claim that other acts and facts do not fit well with the story of the Retraction. Those most often referred to by writers beginning with Hermengildo Cruz in 1912 are as follows:
http://www.inquirer.net/saturday/nov99wk2/spc_3.htm
The film holds that Rizal did not retract, because it would run counter to everything he believed and wrote about the church’s complicity in the subjugation of Filipinos
http://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2007/12/on-jose-rizals-retraction-great-debate.html
There no records of marriage between Rizal and Josephine Bracken as a reward if Rizal did retract. The love birds earlier sought this while Rizal was exiled in Dapitan (FYI, there’s also a version of an earlier Dapitan retraction that Rizal signed but withdrawn at the right time. some sort of retraction retracted)
The “original” retraction document was never submitted to an independent testing body for authentication.
The blown-up picture of Rizal’s execution, now displayed at the Manila City Hall, shows Rizal without a rosary in his hand like what Fr. Balaguer and biographers Guerrero and Cavanna have written.
All these arguments and counter-arguments continue to fuel one of the greatest debates on history and possibly the greatest hoax in history.
http://www.dapitan.com/rizalsadapitaninsert.htm
The streamer Cebu which brought Rizal to Dapitan carried a letter from Father Pablo Pastells, Superior of the Jesuits parish priest of Dapitan. In this letter, Father Superior Pastells informed Father Obach that Rizal could live at the parish convent on the following conditions:
1.”That Rizal publicly retract his errors concerning religion, and make statements that
were clearly pro-Spanish and against revolution”.
2.”That he perform the church rites and make a general confession of his past life”.
3.That henceforth he conduct himself in an exemplary manner as a Spanish subject and
a man of religion.”
Rizal did not agree with these conditions. Conse- quently, he lived in the house of the commandant, Captain Carnicero. THE ALLEGED RETRACTION LETTER OF RIZAL CONTENT (PERHAPS IT WAS REALLY FORGED BY THE FRIARS) because Rizal once exposed that it was one of the ways a friar can destroy the reputation of his enemy.
THERE IS REALLY A POSSIBILITY SINCE RIZAL NARRATED IT ON HIS NOVEL. (CLICK THE PICTURE TO MAKE IT BIGGER) IT IS IN CHAPTER 60 OF NOLI ME TANGERE.
Manila 29 de Deciembre de 1896
Jose Rizal
Jefe del Piquete
Juan del Fresno
Ayudante de Plaza
Eloy Moure
Translation (English)
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
La Voz Española, December 30, 1896
Me declaro catolica y en esta Religion en que naci y me eduque quiero vivir y morir.
Me retracto de todo corazon de cuanto en mis palabras, escritos, inpresos y conducta ha habido contrario a mis cualidades de hijo de la Iglesia Catolica. Creo y profeso cuanto ella enseña y me somento a cuanto ella manda. Abomino de la Masonaria, como enigma que es de la Iglesia y como sociedad prohibida por la Iglesia. Puede el Prelado Diocesano, como autoridad superior eclesiastica hacer publica esta manifastacion espontanea para reparar el escandalo que mis actos hayan podido causar y para que Dios y los hombers me perdonen.
Manila, 29 de Diciembre de
1896-Jose Rizal
Jefe del Piquete
Juan del Fresno
Ayudante de Plaza
Eloy Moure
Fr. Balaguer's text, January 1897
Me declaro catolica y en esta Religion en que naci y me eduque quiero vivir y morir. Me retracto de todo corazon de cuanto en mis palabras, escritos, inpresos y conducta ha habido contrario a mi calidad de hijo de la Iglesia. Creo y profeso cuanto ella enseña y me somento a cuanto Ella manda. Abomino de la Masonaria, como enigma que es de la Iglesia, y como Sociedad prohibida por la misma Iglesia.
Puede el Prelado diocesano, como Autoridad superior eclesiastica hacer publica esta manifastacion espontanea mia, para reparar el escandalo que mis actos hayan podido causar, y para que Dios y los hombers me perdonen.
Manila, 29 de Diciembre de
1896-Jose Rizal
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