Rizal Law and Nationalism

"Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo must be read by all Filipinos. They must be taken to heart, for their pages we see ourselves as in a mirror..."

• Jose P. Laurel

• Jacobo Gonzales

• Francisco Rodrigo

• Claro M. Recto

"I have included not only the Noli and Fili but all the works and writings of Rizal and even those written by other people about him”?

• Jose P. Laurel

• Francisco Rodrigo

• Jacobo Gonzales

• Claro M. Recto

"...Let us not create a conflict between nationalism and religion; between the government and the church."

• Jose P. Laurel

• Jacobo Gonzales

• Francisco Rodrigo

• Claro M. Recto

"Under the police power of the State, it was competent for the state to require the reading of Noli and Fili in our public and private schools"

• Jose P. Laurel

• Jacobo Gonzales

• Francisco Rodrigo

• Claro M. Recto

"...majority of our people are at the same time Catholics and Filipino citizens. As such, they have two great loves - their country and their faith"

• Jose P. Laurel

• Jacobo Gonzales

• Francisco Rodrigo

• Claro M. Recto

Main Proponents who introduced the Rizal bill (proposed law) in the two houses of Congress:

Senate Bill 438: Jose P Laurel:: House Bill 5561:_________________

• Claro M Recto

• Francisco Rodrigo

• Jacobo Z Gonzales

• Joaquin R Roces

The following are the reasons for honoring Rizal according to the Statement of the Catholic Philippine Hierarchy except;

• Unselfish Devotion

• Dying for his country

• Examining our societal issues

• All of the above our not mentioned in the CPH

Which among the following is the principal justification of the Catholic Philippine Hierarchy in opposing the Rizal bill?

• The bill is an act of disrespect to our National hero since according to Rizal he retracts or withdraw "whatever in his works, writings, publications and conduct had been contrary to his status as a son of the Catholic Church.” Thus the Philippine Catholic Hierarchy stated that “It is our conviction that to disregard our national hero’s last will expressed in his Retraction as well as his Last Farewell, is, far from revering his memory, bringing it into contempt.”

• The compulsory reading of Rizal's novels for both Catholics and non-Catholics were considered an attack to the Church doctrines and practices hence a violation of freedom of religion and conscience, free exercise of religion including the separation of Church and state.

• Rizal made several errors and mistakes in his novels attacking the teachings on the Catholic baptism, Confessions, Church prayers, Catechism, purgatory, etc. which he eventually admitted and retracted.

• The compulsory reading of the two novels of Rizal violates the democratic principle of the state including the freedom of religion where Rizal particularly attacked the teachings of the Church.

Who signed the official Statement of the Catholic Philippine Hierarchy?

• Fr. Rufino Collantes

• Fr. Jaime Sin

• Fr. Jose Luis Tagle

• Fr. Rufino J Santos

Which of the following titles were the original version of the Philippine Senate on Rizal’s works and writings initially numbered as S.B. 438?

• An act to make Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo compulsory reading matter in all public and private colleges and universities and for other purposes.

• An act to include in the curricula of all public and private schools, colleges and universities courses on the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal, particularly his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, authorizing the printing and distribution thereof, and for other purposes.