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OVERVIEW

RIZAL’s CONTRIBUTION

Dr. Jose P. Rizal contributed to the independence of Filipino people in Spanish by the use of his pen in his literary works such as Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. This novel became the reason behind the existence of the KKK or Kataas-taasang, Kagalang-galang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan and so many more. With these, he was considered as the country’s national hero.
He also had contributed influence of today’s Filipino youth, with the way he behave in the nationalistic upkeep of our country, how he react to the foreign societies and even to the very lifestyle of Jose Rizal. With these, his very details were forced to be studied in College, and one of them was his letter of retraction.

THE CONTROVERSY

Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s letter of retraction had widely become controversial to the Filipino people of whether this letter was really true or just a myth. Evidences had been brought up was said to be lost by these Spanish Friars. With these, made the investigation of this Retraction letter complex, and raised up uncertainties and doubts of
This letter of retraction was said to be Jose P. Rizal’s last letter to his people saying his abomination to the Freemasonry organization, as an enemy of his church. Declaring himself still as a catholic as his religion of which he was born.

OPPOSING GROUPS

There are two opposing groups, who had firm beliefs about the controversy, the Masonic Rizalist who believed that Rizal did not withdraw from being a mason, and the Catholic Rizalist who really assumed that he retracted. These are the group who tries to justify whether Rizal had really retracted or not from the masonry.
This blog is designed to identify the possible solution to this unanswered controversy, and also tries to develop conclusions and reactions to the said letter of retraction. Guided with different responses from some internet blogs, documents and files, groups involved (historians, the Freemason and the Church), and random individuals.

For more info: Here is the whole story of the controversy:
The Story

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