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    Rizal did not retract from Masonry according to available evidence. There is no conclusive proof that Rizal retracted his religious or political ideas before his execution, though some documents emerged later claiming he did. Scholars continue to debate the authenticity and accuracy of these retraction documents. Rizal's last hours were spent in religious discussions and activities with Jesuit priests, but doubts remain about the level of influence they had on Rizal and whether he genuinely converted his long-held convictions.

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    Rizal did not retract from Masonry according to available evidence. There is no conclusive proof that Rizal retracted his religious or political ideas before his execution, though some documents emerged later claiming he did. Scholars continue to debate the authenticity and accuracy of these retraction documents. Rizal's last hours were spent in religious discussions and activities with Jesuit priests, but doubts remain about the level of influence they had on Rizal and whether he genuinely converted his long-held convictions.

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    Rizal did not retract from Masonry according to available evidence. There is no conclusive proof that Rizal retracted his religious or political ideas before his execution, though some documents emerged later claiming he did. Scholars continue to debate the authenticity and accuracy of these retraction documents. Rizal's last hours were spent in religious discussions and activities with Jesuit priests, but doubts remain about the level of influence they had on Rizal and whether he genuinely converted his long-held convictions.

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    Rizal did not retract from Masonry according to available evidence. There is no conclusive proof that Rizal retracted his religious or political ideas before his execution, though some documents emerged later claiming he did. Scholars continue to debate the authenticity and accuracy of these retraction documents. Rizal's last hours were spent in religious discussions and activities with Jesuit priests, but doubts remain about the level of influence they had on Rizal and whether he genuinely converted his long-held convictions.

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    SUMMARY

    TOPIC: DID RIZAL RETRACTED FROM MASONRY?

    Did Rizal Retract from Masonry?


    NO, RIZAL DID NOT RETRACT. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE MANY OPINIONS

    AND EVIDENCES PRESENTED BY VARIOUS AUTHORS AS TO WHETHER

    RIZAL DID OR DID NOT RETRACT. NONETHELESS, UNTIL NOW THERE IS

    NO PROOF OR ANY JUSTIFICATION TO END THE DEBATE.


    The question of Rizals retraction goes deeper than the authenticity of some

    documents. On May 18, 1935, a handwriting document was discovered in the

    vault of the archbishop of Manila by Father Manuel Gracia. This document stated

    that rizal retracted from Masonry and religious error.


    Ricardo Manapat, former director of the National Archives stated that Rizal wrote

    a document repudiating the retraction. Rizal had this inside his shoes, and the

    Rizal family exhumed Rizals body, the corpse and the shoe had decomposed.

    According to Ambeth Ocampo in 1999, Rizals retraction from Masonry calls for a

    renewed search and re-evaluation of his life.


    IWhy would Rizal renounce his religious ideas and his glory
    Reasons why retraction can't be believed?

    - What would he gain if he was converted? Heaven?

    - Although Rizal believed in God, he did not believe in heaven, as a result of long

    study and meditation.

    What harm could it bring to him if he was converted?

    - It would stain his clean record and subject him to the remorse of having become,

    at the last hour, a renegade of his own convictions.


    Doubts on Father Balaguer's influence to Rizal?

    - Father Balaguer was a simple missionary who might have sufficient intelligence to

    convert pagans and ignorant persons but not to change the ideas of Rizal on matters

    which Rizal had investigated and studied more profoundly than many priests. Rizal

    was conscious of his intellectual superiority over many of his former professors, and

    to pretend that Father Balaguer converted him with arguments of the old school is

    certainly an insult to Rizals intelligence and character.

    What if the retraction document is authentic?


    Rizal's Handwriting and Signatures

    If it could be proven that the text as well as the signature of Rizal is genuine and

    authentic, the document would prove Rizals abjuration of masonry but not his

    conversion. It would also prove that if Rizal abjured his religious ideas, he did not

    abjure his political ideas.

    RIZALS LAST HOUR: DEC.29&30


    7 am Dec 29:

    JUDGE DOMINGUEZ notified Rizal of the death sentence Father Simo (diplomat

    of society), carried the instructions of the Archbishop to the Jesuits Image of

    Sacred Heart- carved by Rizal when he was still studying in Ateneo, was brought

    to him by Fr. Miguel Saderra Mata and Fr. Luis Viza


    9:00 am, Dec 29 :

    Father Rosell took the place of Fr. Mata and Fr. Viza Don Santiago Mataix from

    Heraldo de Madrid, talked with Rizal abour "studies, frolics of infancy, and boys'

    stories..."
    10:00 am:
    Fr. Vilaclara and Fr. Balaguer, conversed with him, gave him a medal of the Virgin Fr.

    March replaced the two priests afterwards

    Lunch:

    Don Manuel Luengo (civil governor of Manila), and Fr. Faura (director of Manila

    Observatory) visited Rizal asked for pen & paper to write the letters for Blumentritt,

    for his family, for Paciano...

    After Dusk:

    Fr. Balaguer returns Rizal's mother, w/ Trinidad, arrives discussion between the

    Jesuits and Rizal Rizal rested Fathers Vilaclara, Balaguer Viza, and Tillot

    remained with him for the night


    10:00 pm

    Formula of Retraction was sent to the chapel Writing of the letter of retraction
    11:30 pm

    Rizal signed the letter of retraction and then slept


    1:30 am, Dec 30

    Prayed and meditated, confessed to Fr. Vilaclara Rested and meditated, confessed

    again read his retraction to the Jesuit fathers, Judge Advocate, chief of the picket,

    and Adjutant of the Plaza, and three artillery forces confessed for the third time,

    prayed the rosary, read the psalm and Kempis, communed, and asked to be given a

    mass

    5:30 am

    Rizal ate breakfast w/ the officers


    6:00 am

    Josephine came with Rizal's sister Father Balaguer performed their marriage
    7:00 am, Dec 30, 1896

    Jose Rizal was shot in Bagumbayan LA MASONIZACION DE FILIPINAS -

    RIZAL Y SU OBRA Rafael Palma was a Filipino politician, Rizalian, reporter,

    writer, educator and a famous mason in Philippines. He also became the fourth

    President of the University of the Philippines, the Builder President

    THE HISTORICITY OF RIZAL'S RETRACTION HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY

    RETRACTION
    Are the documents genuine? Father Balaguer

    Fr Balaguer left Rizals cell, accompanied by Josephine and a sister of Rizal,

    with the retraction Delivered the document to Fr. Pio who deliver it to Archbishop

    Nozaleda who deliver it to Sec. Gonzalez Feijoo

    Captain Rafael Dominguez

    Notes contains an hour by hour record of Rizals last 24 hours


    Father Viza

    Rizal wrote and signed of his own handwriting, in own presence of Viza, the

    document of retraction on the night of Dec 26, 1896

    Are the documents writers accurate? Are the authors truthful and of good faith?

    Dr. Beyers Remarks at the Faculty Club Symposium Held at Diliman on March 10, 1950

    Dr. Beyer examined the document of Rizals retraction twice.

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