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The Church Kidnaps Edgardo Mortara

HISTORY This Week

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The House of the Catacombs

The house of the catacombs is almost a stones throw from the colosseum in central rome. The church has a whole building that's basically a conversion centre dedicated to pressuring jews into becoming christians. Parents aren't allowed to visit it regularly, as they thought this might cause kids to resist conversion. Momelo gets a meeting with the cardinal who serves as the pope's secretary of state. He says that mamolo can visit his son during his stay in Rome. In the house of theCatacumens, father and son embrace.

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