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The Church Kidnaps Edgardo Mortara
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Catholicism and the Mortaras
The mortaras arrive at the house of the catacumbens to see edgardo, but the rector spirits him away. When the cardinal secretary of state learns about this, he is horrified. It looks terrible for the church. The cardinal tells the rector bring edgardo back to rome at once. This a very teery embrace of edgardo with his mother. There's an international outcry over this case. In december 18 58, the new york times prints over 20 stories about the mortaras. A rally in san francisco brings out over three thousand people calling for the boy's return. So the cardinal goes to the pope and says, should we
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