Why did the retraction of rizal become controversial?
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☑️ Rafael Palma, former president of the University of the Philippines and a prominent Mason, disputed the veracity of the document because it did not reflect Rizal's true character and beliefs. He regarded the resurrected retraction story as a “pious fraud” (Nidoy 2013
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Rizal himself believed that there was a strong likelihood of fraud after his death, and that the prime mover in this would be the friar archbishop. It was the friars who were zealously seeking his retraction. They even came up with several retraction formulas for him to sign.
From Rizal's statement: "I retract with all my heart whatever in my words, writings, publications and conduct have been contrary to my character as a son of the Catholic Church.", some says that this document is a forgery and the other are asserting that it's authentic and Rizal was the only who wrote.