Retraction of Jose Rizal
Retraction of Jose Rizal
Retraction of Jose Rizal
RIZAL'S
letter. Signing this meant that he takes back his
words, deeds, and beliefs as a Mason.
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FR.
BALAGUER'S 3rd attempt: 10 p.m.
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It was a forgery No true original Moreno's report Rizal's heart
case document His report debunks the He's not the kind of
Antonio Abad's Was Fr. Garcia's copy Jesuit's narrative person to be easily
conversation with the really the original swayed to change his
forger himself proves document? heart
so
THE NO ORIGINAL
DOCUMENT DOCUMENT
WAS FORGED Thorough analysis of the four circulating
copies of the retraction showed
Roman Roque shared that he forged Rizal's inconsistencies in writing style, spelling,
signature. and more.
MORENO'S REPORT
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"It seems this was the Fr. Balaguer's absence
retraction"
He may have witnessed a His report never mentions
signing, but was it the the priest, meaning he wasn't
retraction that Rizal signed? there in the first place
He's not that kind of person
COATES
For Rizal's own good
"The first was undertaken for what the
02 Jesuits sincerely believed to be his
ON RIZAL'S
own good, and possibly their own as
well."
RETRACTION 03
The Jesuits' ulterior motives
"If he could be made to admit his
errors against religion and retract
them, it would blunt the point of
everything that he had written[...]"
SO, DID HE RETRACT?
SO, DID HE RETRACT?
YES