The Church Kidnaps Edgardo Mortara
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The Story of Edgardo Mortara
Six year old edgardo martara has landed right in the centre of an information war, a war of symbols andd ing stories. The pope called on the armies of the catholic countries of europe to come to his aid, to restore him to power. And this is what the french army did. But momolo and mariana mortara still just want their son back. They get word that he's being held in rome, and i'm going to get him. He wants to at practically every church along the way, to go in to read christian prayer books and admire images of mary.
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