Jose Rizal & Josephine Bracken
The most controversial aspect of the relationship between Rizal and Bracken comes from a document purportedly written by Rizal, retracting his being a Mason and stating his intention to return to being a Catholic. It was said to have been signed by Rizal while he was in Fort Santiago awaiting execution. It was also said that hours after signing the document, he asked for a confession twice from his jail cell, and that afterward, Fr. Balaguer officiated in the ceremony marrying Rizal and Bracken.
The document reads:
“On my opinion as a Catholic and in this religion in I retract with all my heart whatever in my words,writings, publications and conduct has been contrary to my quality as a son of the Catholic Church. I believe and profess whatever she teaches and I submit myself to whatever she commands. I abominate Masonry, as the enemy that it is of the Church, and as a Society prohibited by the Church.
The Diocesan Prelate can, as the Superior Ecclesiastical authority, make public this spontaneous manifestation of mine in order to repair the scandals the my acts have caused and so that God and the people may pardon me.” Whether the story is true or false is one of the biggest controversies in Rizal's life. Many believe that this was an attempt to kill the revolution by crippling the beliefs of the Filipinos.
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