Retraction of RIzal: Did He or Did He Not? / By Ms. Frenz Obispo
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the controversy surrounding Dr. Jose Rizal's alleged retraction of his anti-Catholic Church and anti-Spanish colonial statements before his execution. It outlines the historical debate, presenting evidence from both sides: the Catholic Church's claim of a signed retraction letter and the质疑 of its authenticity by Rizal's supporters. The script also explores the potential impact of this retraction on Philippine history and Rizal's legacy.
Takeaways
- 📜 The discussion centers around whether Dr. José Rizal retracted his statements against the Catholic Church before his execution.
- 📖 Retraction, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, means to take back or withdraw something previously stated.
- 📝 A document allegedly signed by Rizal before his execution states that he retracted his statements and embraced Catholicism.
- 🧐 There are two sides to the controversy: one that claims Rizal retracted and another that believes the retraction letter was forged.
- 📅 The retraction letter, dated December 29, 1896, was discovered by Father Manuel Garcia in 1935.
- 👀 Eyewitnesses, particularly Jesuit priests, testified that Rizal did indeed sign a retraction letter and returned to the Catholic faith.
- 📚 Despite these claims, there are inconsistencies, including disputes over the authenticity of the document and questions raised about the handwriting.
- 👰♂️ Another piece of evidence suggesting the retraction is Rizal's supposed marriage to Josephine Bracken, with the condition of signing the retraction letter.
- 🔍 Critics argue that Rizal's family, as well as his last work, 'Mi Último Adiós,' contradict the idea of a retraction, as his works remained defiant against Spanish oppression.
- ❓ The debate continues, with no definitive conclusion on whether Rizal truly retracted, as the original document has never been made publicly available.
Q & A
What is the definition of retraction according to Merriam-Webster dictionary?
-Retraction is defined as the act of taking back or withdrawing something, whether it is an action, a statement, or an accusation.
What are the three parts of the discussion on the retraction of Rizal's results?
-The three parts are: defining the meaning of retraction, discussing what happened and the cause of the retraction, and examining the two claims regarding whether Rizal retracted or not with supporting evidence.
What is the significance of the document Rizal allegedly signed before his execution?
-The document is significant because it allegedly shows Rizal retracting his criticisms of the Catholic Church and declaring himself a Catholic, which has been a point of controversy.
What is the controversy surrounding Rizal's retraction letter?
-The controversy revolves around the authenticity of the retraction letter and whether Rizal actually signed it, with some believing it was a forgery to discredit him.
What evidence supports the claim that Rizal retracted his statements?
-The evidence includes the retraction letter itself, testimonies from priests who were present, Rizal's acts of religiosity before his execution, and the condition for his marriage to Josephine Bracken.
What are the arguments against the authenticity of Rizal's retraction letter?
-Arguments include inconsistencies in the handwriting and format, the delayed discovery of the document, and the lack of public documents or a marriage certificate to support the claim.
Why is the timing of the retraction letter's discovery significant?
-The letter was discovered 39 years after Rizal's execution, raising questions about its authenticity and the motives behind its release.
What is the 'Mi Ultimo Adios' and how does it relate to the retraction controversy?
-The 'Mi Ultimo Adios' is Rizal's famous poem expressing his love for his country and defiance against oppressors, which contradicts the supposed retraction document.
What are the potential consequences if it were proven that Rizal did not retract his statements?
-It could affect the historical narrative of Rizal's legacy, potentially reinforcing his image as a hero who remained defiant against colonial powers until his death.
How might the history of the Philippines be different if Rizal had not been executed?
-The Philippine Revolution and the country's historical narrative could have been significantly different, as Rizal's execution was a rallying point for many Filipinos.
What are the reasons some believe Rizal might have retracted his statements?
-One possible reason could be to gain the opportunity to marry Josephine Bracken, as suggested by the condition given by the priests for their marriage.
Outlines
📜 Introduction to Retraction
The script begins with an introduction to the topic of retraction, specifically focusing on the historical case of Dr. Jose Rizal, a Filipino national hero. The speaker outlines the structure of the discussion, which includes defining retraction, exploring the circumstances and causes of Rizal's alleged retraction, and evaluating the evidence for two opposing claims regarding the authenticity of the retraction. The paragraph also delves into the controversy surrounding Rizal's supposed retraction letter, his conversion to Catholicism, and the ensuing debate about its authenticity and implications.
🔍 Evidence and Authenticity of Rizal's Retraction
This paragraph discusses the evidence supporting and disputing the authenticity of Dr. Rizal's retraction letter. The Catholic Church claims that Rizal signed a retraction letter before his execution, expressing his return to Catholicism and disavowing his criticisms of the Church. The paragraph details the church's evidence, including the retraction letter itself, eyewitness testimonies, and Rizal's religious acts before his death. However, it also presents the skepticism and counter-evidence from those who believe the retraction was a forgery, including inconsistencies in the handwriting and format of the document, and the lack of public records or a marriage certificate to support the church's claims.
🤔 Debating the Retraction: Perspectives and Implications
The script continues with a debate on whether Rizal's retraction actually occurred. It presents arguments from both sides, with some asserting that the retraction was a genuine act of Rizal's change of heart, while others argue that it was a fabrication by the Spanish colonial government and the Catholic Church to discredit Rizal. The paragraph also touches on the historical context of forgery and its use as a tool for deception, suggesting that the retraction document could be part of a similar strategy to undermine Rizal's legacy.
🏳️🌈 The Impact and Legacy of Rizal's Alleged Retraction
The final paragraph explores the potential consequences and implications of Rizal's alleged retraction. It discusses how the retraction, if true, might have affected the perception of Rizal's legacy and the course of the Philippine revolution. The paragraph also considers the possibility that the retraction could have been a strategic move by Rizal to gain favor with the Catholic Church in order to marry Josephine Bracken. The discussion concludes with the acknowledgment that the question of Rizal's retraction remains a contentious issue, with significant implications for the interpretation of Philippine history.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Retraction
💡Dr. Jose Rizal
💡Forgery
💡Catholic Church
💡Spanish Colonial Government
💡Masonry
💡Controversy
💡Authenticity
💡Evidence
💡Execution
💡Philippine Revolution
Highlights
Definition of retraction according to Merriam-Webster dictionary
Three parts of the discussion: defining retraction, cause of retraction, and evidence supporting claims
Allegations of Rizal signing a retraction letter before execution
Confusion caused by the retraction document leading to two opposing views
Catholic Church's claim that Rizal signed a retraction letter
Details of the retraction letter stating Rizal's return to Catholicism
Testimony of Jesuits as eyewitnesses to the retraction event
Rizal's last 24 hours showing acts of religiosity before execution
Condition given by priests for Rizal's marriage in exchange for retraction
Criticism of the retraction document's authenticity by Rizal's family
Dr. Ricardo Pascual's claim of the retraction document being a forgery
Inconsistencies in the retraction document's discovery and publication
Rizal's 'Mi Ultimo Adios' in contrast to the retraction document
Conclusion that Rizal did not retract based on evidence
Authenticity of the retraction document being doubted
Historical context of forgery and its implications on the retraction document
Debate on the impact of Rizal's alleged retraction on Philippine history
Question on whether Philippine history would be different if Rizal retracted
Transcripts
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good day everyone tonight i will be
sharing my knowledge about the
retraction of result did he or did he
not rest assured that a total research
has been made
before we proceed there are three parts
that will be the flow of our discussion
first is defining the meaning of
retraction
followed by what happened what is the
cause of the retraction of result and
lastly the two claims result retracted
or resulted not with evidence supporting
this claims so let's start with defining
what retraction is according to the
merriam-webster dictionary retraction is
to take back or withdraw something
whether it is an action a statement or
ampusation
continuing on the topic let's now
proceed in what happened to results
alleged retraction letter and its cost
so before results execution at
bagumbayan it is said that he signed a
document stating that he is now a
catholic and he retracts all the
statements he said about the friars and
the catholic church with this document
it is said that he is now a catholic and
will die as one has he observes misery
this caused confusion and what really
happened since it created two sides
which are the ones who believe that
risale abandoned masonry and became a
catholic and the ones who believed that
result did not sign the document and it
was just forge on to the next topic two
claims and its evidence within results
retraction as i said there are different
opinions point of views or information
regarding the controversy
the roman catholic church or their
believers claimed that results signed a
retraction letter saying that he was
taking back whatever he said or wrote
against the roman catholic church in the
spanish government and that he also died
as a catholic on the other hand there
are people who support and believe
herself especially his works and claim
that resulted not retract
the first evidence is the retraction
paper itself it was written in spanish
and it was considered an eyewitness of
results for attraction
according to dison the document was
discovered by father manuel garcia on
may 18 1935 which was signed by dr jose
and the letter was dated on 29th of
december 1896.
the retraction letter stated
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 made contrary to my
character as a 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 diocese and
krillin
let me as the superior ecclesiastical
authority make public this spontaneous
manifestation of mind in order to repair
this conduct which my abs may have
caused and so that god and people may
pardon me after signing the retraction
document a book was offered to him
entitled acts of faith hope and charity
he recited the prayer and signed the
book during that time the second point
to mention is the testimony given during
the press conference
it was discovered by father garcia along
with the retraction document there are
the people who witnessed the event
especially the jesuits vicente balaguer
stating that there was a retraction that
happened before result died
during the time when resolve was held in
the fort santiago barack's on the
western side of plaza de armas where he
was sentenced to death for supporting
hebrewing revolution against spanish
rule there were priests who visited him
and persuaded him to sign the document
and they are also considered
eyewitnesses to the event the third
piece of evidence from the catholic
church is that during results last 24
hours he had shown acts of being
religious before he was executed on
december 30 1896 he prayed and had a
confession in the church and the last
evidence was about result wanting to be
married would just be wrapping in a
catholic church but the priests who will
bless them father balabir gave him one
condition which was to sign the
retraction document in exchange for
their marriage on the contrary there are
also a lot of people who believe that
result did not attract base and evidence
allow me to give you something first dr
result reportedly signed the retraction
paper and the contents of the document
were written out in the newspapers his
family was shocked to learn of dr
result's actions they demanded to
examine the original document in order
to confirm that it was his regardless of
whether the document was written by hand
or not the jesuit priest claimed to have
displaced it
the catholic church discovered dr
results papers in their archives in 1935
39 years after his execution
dr ricardo pascual claims to have the
original paperwork of dr results
retraction dr ricardo pasqual asked the
art bishop for permission to examine the
paper there were irregularities in the
handwriting and format of the paper that
were discovered the paper was not
written in dr rizal's style and he
decided that the paper was a forged
document it has been previously
established in the case of the documents
legitimacy it's debatable whether it was
authentic or more importantly whether it
ever existed another proof that dr
resulted natural track is that when he
supposedly signed the document one of
his terms was to marry josephine bracken
which he did according to the catholic
church they were married a day before
result was executed yet there were no
public documents or a copy of dr
result's marriage certificate with
bracket in order to prove that he was
married and did not retract
if dr resulted so his family would have
known of it immediately because he would
have told them the truth in his
communication letter to death and when
they saw him before he was accepted
there were no mentions of his retraction
which is why the family was seeking the
original document because they did not
believe that dr rizal had retracted all
of his life's words
we are now on the question and answer
question for question number one
is it true that there was a retraction
before result died if you say so why
based on my research i have concluded
that dr jose as a vocal critic of the
spanish colonial government and of the
catholic church wrongdoings was not at
all retracted this is due to the fact
that there are a lot of evidences that
he didn't reviewing the evidences lead
to the question as to why would dr
salvador track all of his works when
those works were meant to expose he
attracted atrocities of both the spanish
colonial government and the catholic
church at the time in controlling the
filipinos when he fought the same
institutions his entire life and also
imprisoned him it is a without a doubt
an indirect admission of guilt by both
the spanish colonial government and the
catholic church to silence him another
point is that the contents of the me
ultimo adios or my last farewell which
sparked and ignited the lives of
filipinos to rise up and fight against
the spaniards are diametrically opposed
to the retraction document that he
allegedly signed because the mi ultimo
adios proves that dr issal loved his
country and remained defiant until his
death against the oppressors of his
country and this countrymen with the
data offered and evaluated i maintained
that doctor assaulted netrikan sincerely
made her values to the persecution that
afflicted filipinos lives and proof of
his conviction that he died loving his
country
question number two if resolve was
really retracted where is the alleged
retraction letter of result
based on a study the original document
was found in the archdiocesan archives
in 1935
39 years after result was shot the
authenticity was proved due to first is
the testaments of the priest who were
present there and it is dated december
29 1896 the day before his death however
many disbelieved the authenticity of the
retraction they believed that the church
wanted to tarnish the reputation of a
ceresal as a hero
also because result wrote a lot of
things against the church so they made
the retraction to prove that result was
defeated or he surrendered before he
died
for question number three why was the
original document never shown to the
public
forgery is known all over the world
usually for the money it came with
sending fake letters to the enemies to
be captured was popular in october
1600's caniza territory warned the
ottomans bought the battle by issuing
forged communication
during world war ii they launched
operation means meet as a deception to
mislead the german intelligence
many secret documents that seemed to be
reeled with forged signatures were
attached to a british corpse the germans
seemed to believe the authenticity of
the fake documents leading them to fight
against sisi they used the same strategy
to fool the germans by giving out false
map roots being used in the war
in 1901 americans managed to capture
cecilia celis mundo who carried
documents from aguinaldo
the american then faked some documents
complete with forged signatures to start
an alliance as well as a war against
filipino americans
then they captured aguinaldo which
started the fall of the republic that is
why the authenticity of the retraction
and result is being debated as said to
be it was supposed to have been signed
by result before he died there are many
witnesses both of them are just the
document only surfaced for public
viewing on may 13 1935. later then it
was found by father manuel a garcia at
the hierarchies archive in manila but
the original document was never shown to
the public only the copies of it however
other people
reported that as early as 1907 the
retraction of results was copied and
published in spain and reprinted in
manila the problem about the date
surfaced the difference of the documents
making it unbelievable one stated
december 29th 189c
evidently altered the number zero
another came out as december 29 1896
that was supposed to believe the real
document due to the issue that happened
the original document is hard to present
surely we must put the question of
retraction to rest whether he retracted
or not
so while vaping you can now answer and
um mislead
again the question is do you think there
is your attraction that happened during
those times if yes why if no why not
oh hello paul i think the retraction
didn't really happen given that the
document was not publicized and there
was inconsistency towards the evidence
thank you for that answer leigh
so to
proceed next question
so well
okay
okay thank you for that now you can ask
us if you have any question
so for mr keanu
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um for me i don't think uh result really
retracted there's a lot of evidence
however
inconsistencies
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so i don't think that's the uh
i don't think uh really retracted
i have a question for you guys too also
okay
why do you think
uh
the issue with results
uh
the issue with uh
for his recently paramagne catholic
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i think the importance of it it's
because they wanted to discredit dr
hasserisal his words and
it is to invalidate his life and words
just to show them that they have a
deceited result in the end since
the church
thank you for that uh
and you can unuse your microphone
um hello
my question is what are the consequences
of results retraction
um
i think uh result
has no real consequence
except for the fact that it created a
country called the base whether he
recruitment or not
so
thank you
so you can raise your hand if you have
questions
uh another question paul
what did if if result really retracted
what what do you think is the reason
okay i will answer in a longer question
um the possible reason with that is that
he wanted to give himself a chance to
marry josephine he already attempted to
do this while in the peta and he was
rejected because he did not accept the
terms given by the catholic church
so yeah did i satisfy your question
hey thank you
okay another one mr or miss jay you can
admit your microphone
hi good evening um
would be will the history of the
philippines be written differently if it
were true that rizal retracted and that
he was not executed as a result
so i will answer that question so yes i
think it would be different
it could be surely affect how it surely
it would really affect how the
philippine revolution
acted knowing that many filipinos joined
their budget after
yes thank you
okay thank you for that
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