Summary of THE RETRACTION OF JOSE RIZAL

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The Roman Catholic Church presents five pieces of evidence that suggest Jose Rizal retracted his earlier apostasy and returned to Catholicism in his last hours. These pieces of evidence include a retraction document, recitation of religious vows by Rizal, observance of religious rituals during his last 24 hours, and his marriage to Josephine Bracken. However, historians and students of Rizal's life and writings are divided on the issue of the retraction, as the handwriting on the retraction document is questionable and the other acts and facts do not fit well with the story of the retraction.

• 00:00:00 The Roman Catholic Church presents five pieces of evidence that suggest Jose Rizal retracted his earlier apostasy and returned to Catholicism in his last hours. These pieces of evidence include a retraction document, recitation of religious vows by Rizal, observance of religious rituals during his last 24 hours, and his marriage to Josephine Bracken.
• 00:05:00 The three evidences presented by the Roman Catholic Church in their attempt to prove that José Rizal's writings were not retracted are that the handwriting on the retraction document is questionable, the other acts and facts do not fit well with the story of the retraction, and the retraction itself is out of character and not in keeping with Rizal's character and faith. However, biographers historians and students of Rizal's life and writings are divided on the issue of the retraction.
• 00:10:00 The topic of this video is the question of whether or not the Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal, retracted his statement that he would return to the Philippines and fight for the independence of the country from Spain. The video argues that it is impossible to determine whether or not Rizal retracted his statement, as his original statement in Spanish can be interpreted in many different ways.