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The Rizal Bill

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Notable Persons Who Tried To

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Block Its Approval:

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Sen. Decoroso Rosales

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brother

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of Archbishop (Cardinal)

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Gaudencio Rosales

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Francisco “Soc” Rodrigo

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President of Catholic Action of

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the Philippines

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Sen. Mariano Cuenco brother of

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Archbishop Cuenco

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fi NU CLARK

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The Rizal Bill

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Catholic Church view on the Approval of Rizal Bill

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The novels

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Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo are very damaging to the

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clerics.

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The novels were written when Dr. Jose Rizal was estranged from Catholic

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faith and religion and contradict many of the Christian beliefs.

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•To compel Catholic students to read a book which contains

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passages

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contradicting their faith constitutes a violation of a Philippine constitutional

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provision (Art. 3

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Sec. 1

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•The novels do contain teachings contrary to Catholic faith and so

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the

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Church is opposed to the proposed compulsory reading in their entirety of

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such books in any school in the Philippines where Catholic students may be

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affected.