Edgardo Mortara (b. Bologna, 1851-m. Belgium, 1940)
I knew the story I'm about to tell reading the book "The God Delusion Richard Dawkins of . Like Dawkins, I am of the view that children are not Catholic, or Jewish children, Muslim or Buddhist or children. Children should be just kids.
Edgardo Mortara was born in Bologna in a family of Jewish merchants formed by Salomone and Marianna Padovani Mortara. With his eight children and the rather complex situation of Jews living in the Papal States mid-nineteenth century, the Mortara went ahead with a small upholstery business articles without being aware of the tricks they were to play the destination and the Santa Mother Catholic Church.
the evening of July 23, 1858 the police arrived at the Mortara house with orders to take the small Edgardo at that time was only just over six years. At first the police agreed to give parents of Edgardo one day to clarify the matter before taking him in view of the pathetic table they should have been present that night. After recourse to the Bologna Inquisitor, having been where the Inquisition had left the order to take the child, parents were informed that Edgardo had been baptized and, according to the laws of the Papal States, a Catholic child could not be educated by a Jewish family. Later the family came to the conclusion that the boy had been baptized by a Catholic maid illiterate 14, Morisi Anna, who had worked for when Edgardo Mortara was a baby. Tormented by the belief that if he died without being baptized Edgardo go straight to hell, the maid had consulted with a neighbor who had advised him to baptize the child herself with a few drops of water. The thing would not have gone more if after leaving the home of the Mortara Morisi Anna had not told the story to someone who, in turn, it was a priest who rushed to report the matter to the Inquisition. That
way papal authorities took Edgardo to the House of catechumens, in Rome, a school dedicated to children Jewish converts who, to make matters worse, fed from taxes that the Jews of the Papal States were paid.
The news of the kidnapping was quickly disseminated throughout the world and soon began to arrive protests from Jewish organizations and figures from across Europe and America, but also from friendly countries like the France of Napoleon III , whose troops defended at the time the Pope attempts to King of Piedmont was to unify Italy. People like James Rothschild , lender of the Pope interest in the kidnapping and managed to raise a sum of money allowed to travel to Rome Solomone Mortara. Anticlerical Italian press was also responsible for spreading the word to the four winds. There were protests in nations like Britain through diplomatic channels.
Nevertheless, the Pope Pius IX refused to reconsider its decision. To their thinking it was incredible that the other did not see the favor that the child was sacándole the ghetto and the conditions of oppression under which Jews lived in the Papal States, conditions, moreover, that the Pope had softened the elected but soon had reimposed once convinced car that Jews were part of the liberal conspiracy that would end the earthly domain of the Church. Mortara Solomone
traveled to Rome and saw his son several times, never alone, until the failing health of his wife, who ended up losing his mind, and his business forced him to return to Bologna, where he eventually ruined the unable to overcome their drama and living off of aid they received from Jews throughout Europe. In 1859 Bologna was annexed by Piedmont and Mortara King sought to have them back his son. But Edgar was in Rome, who would become part of the new Italy until 1870. That year, one of his brothers, who served in the army Italian, could see upon entering the Eternal City Piedmontese troops. Edgardo was 19, studying at a seminary and had spent the last 13 in a continuous brainwashing church, no wonder he did not want to know about yours. They refused to return to his family and the fact that he had the legal age of majority, the Church took him out of Italy and was ordained a priest in France at age 23, taking the name of Pius in honor of Pius IX, the "foster parent." He was then sent as a missionary to Germany, it seems that with the task of converting Jews of that country. Later he returned to see his family on several occasions and tried without much successful conversion to Catholicism. His father died in 1871, in 1895 Edgar attended the funeral of his mother. In 1897 he was in the United States, where his efforts to convert American Jews were a source of trouble for his superiors. In a country that had religious freedom flag, Edgardo bigotry must seem at least misplaced. In 1912 he spoke for the canonization of Pius IX. He died in 1940 in a Belgian monastery.
The story of Edgardo Mortara sobering today. Obviously the Catholic Church today is not 1858, although in recent times we live in a marked decline in most totalitarian times as shown for example the beatification of Pius IX in 2000 by Pope John Paul II as a counterweight to the more progressive of John XXIII. The Church today speaks constantly of his defense of the family and now fight against those who want to impose their "secular dogmas" to new generations. It seems that the Mortara case speaks very clearly of what is for them to defend the family. The Catholic family, the others have not, of course. About the Church dogmas certainly knows a lot, and it hurts as it is natural to replace his own, albeit much more tolerant of others and in that sense I would say more Christians. In different sources I read to write about the case, the apologists of Pius IX constantly reminded that even the kidnapping of Jewish children (that of Edgardo Mortara, to be the most famous, he is not unique. Similar cases have occurred up to 1864) seems perverse to us in our time, Pius IX took place convinced have right on their side and to be doing better. We could argue that the same thing always felt great criminals of history.
In his book, Dawkins reflects on the evil that any religion can cause, not just Christianity, and at one point said that although the kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara will no doubt to the history of infamy, Edgardo's parents could have prevented him being taken simply by being baptized. There is an argument against their parents, not against the Catholic Church in particular, but against any irrational belief that can destroy the life of a child.
I knew the story I'm about to tell reading the book "The God Delusion Richard Dawkins of . Like Dawkins, I am of the view that children are not Catholic, or Jewish children, Muslim or Buddhist or children. Children should be just kids.
Edgardo Mortara was born in Bologna in a family of Jewish merchants formed by Salomone and Marianna Padovani Mortara. With his eight children and the rather complex situation of Jews living in the Papal States mid-nineteenth century, the Mortara went ahead with a small upholstery business articles without being aware of the tricks they were to play the destination and the Santa Mother Catholic Church.
the evening of July 23, 1858 the police arrived at the Mortara house with orders to take the small Edgardo at that time was only just over six years. At first the police agreed to give parents of Edgardo one day to clarify the matter before taking him in view of the pathetic table they should have been present that night. After recourse to the Bologna Inquisitor, having been where the Inquisition had left the order to take the child, parents were informed that Edgardo had been baptized and, according to the laws of the Papal States, a Catholic child could not be educated by a Jewish family. Later the family came to the conclusion that the boy had been baptized by a Catholic maid illiterate 14, Morisi Anna, who had worked for when Edgardo Mortara was a baby. Tormented by the belief that if he died without being baptized Edgardo go straight to hell, the maid had consulted with a neighbor who had advised him to baptize the child herself with a few drops of water. The thing would not have gone more if after leaving the home of the Mortara Morisi Anna had not told the story to someone who, in turn, it was a priest who rushed to report the matter to the Inquisition. That
way papal authorities took Edgardo to the House of catechumens, in Rome, a school dedicated to children Jewish converts who, to make matters worse, fed from taxes that the Jews of the Papal States were paid.
The news of the kidnapping was quickly disseminated throughout the world and soon began to arrive protests from Jewish organizations and figures from across Europe and America, but also from friendly countries like the France of Napoleon III , whose troops defended at the time the Pope attempts to King of Piedmont was to unify Italy. People like James Rothschild , lender of the Pope interest in the kidnapping and managed to raise a sum of money allowed to travel to Rome Solomone Mortara. Anticlerical Italian press was also responsible for spreading the word to the four winds. There were protests in nations like Britain through diplomatic channels.
Nevertheless, the Pope Pius IX refused to reconsider its decision. To their thinking it was incredible that the other did not see the favor that the child was sacándole the ghetto and the conditions of oppression under which Jews lived in the Papal States, conditions, moreover, that the Pope had softened the elected but soon had reimposed once convinced car that Jews were part of the liberal conspiracy that would end the earthly domain of the Church. Mortara Solomone
traveled to Rome and saw his son several times, never alone, until the failing health of his wife, who ended up losing his mind, and his business forced him to return to Bologna, where he eventually ruined the unable to overcome their drama and living off of aid they received from Jews throughout Europe. In 1859 Bologna was annexed by Piedmont and Mortara King sought to have them back his son. But Edgar was in Rome, who would become part of the new Italy until 1870. That year, one of his brothers, who served in the army Italian, could see upon entering the Eternal City Piedmontese troops. Edgardo was 19, studying at a seminary and had spent the last 13 in a continuous brainwashing church, no wonder he did not want to know about yours. They refused to return to his family and the fact that he had the legal age of majority, the Church took him out of Italy and was ordained a priest in France at age 23, taking the name of Pius in honor of Pius IX, the "foster parent." He was then sent as a missionary to Germany, it seems that with the task of converting Jews of that country. Later he returned to see his family on several occasions and tried without much successful conversion to Catholicism. His father died in 1871, in 1895 Edgar attended the funeral of his mother. In 1897 he was in the United States, where his efforts to convert American Jews were a source of trouble for his superiors. In a country that had religious freedom flag, Edgardo bigotry must seem at least misplaced. In 1912 he spoke for the canonization of Pius IX. He died in 1940 in a Belgian monastery.
The story of Edgardo Mortara sobering today. Obviously the Catholic Church today is not 1858, although in recent times we live in a marked decline in most totalitarian times as shown for example the beatification of Pius IX in 2000 by Pope John Paul II as a counterweight to the more progressive of John XXIII. The Church today speaks constantly of his defense of the family and now fight against those who want to impose their "secular dogmas" to new generations. It seems that the Mortara case speaks very clearly of what is for them to defend the family. The Catholic family, the others have not, of course. About the Church dogmas certainly knows a lot, and it hurts as it is natural to replace his own, albeit much more tolerant of others and in that sense I would say more Christians. In different sources I read to write about the case, the apologists of Pius IX constantly reminded that even the kidnapping of Jewish children (that of Edgardo Mortara, to be the most famous, he is not unique. Similar cases have occurred up to 1864) seems perverse to us in our time, Pius IX took place convinced have right on their side and to be doing better. We could argue that the same thing always felt great criminals of history.
In his book, Dawkins reflects on the evil that any religion can cause, not just Christianity, and at one point said that although the kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara will no doubt to the history of infamy, Edgardo's parents could have prevented him being taken simply by being baptized. There is an argument against their parents, not against the Catholic Church in particular, but against any irrational belief that can destroy the life of a child.
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