{"product_id":"kidnapped-by-the-vatican-the-unpublished-memoirs-of-edgardo-mortara","title":"Kidnapped by the Vatican?: The Unpublished Memoirs of Edgardo Mortara","description":"In 1888 Fr. Edgardo Mortara wrote his autobiography so that the world would understand he had not been kidnapped by the Vatican. Here, along with a thorough introduction by Vittorio Messori, his story is published for the first time in English.\nAs an infant, Mortara was on the point of death and secretly baptized by a Catholic servant employed by his family. He recovered his health, and in the Papal States where his family lived, the law required that he, like other baptized children, receive a Christian education. After several failed attempts to persuade his parents to enroll him in a local Catholic school, in 1858 Pope Pius IX had the boy taken from his family in Bologna and sent to a Catholic boarding school in Rome. There the child grew in Faith and eventually responded to the calling to become a Catholic priest.\nThe Mortara Case reverberated around the world. Journalists, politicians, and Jewish leaders tried to pressure Pius IX to reverse his decision. The pope's refusal to do so was used as one of the reasons to dissolve the Papal States in 1870. Currently the case is being used as an argument against the canonization of Pius IX, whom John Paul II beatified in 2000.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1621641988\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1621641988.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Messori, Vittorio\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41631213191226,"sku":"DBV.1621641988.A","price":14.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1621641988-0.jpg?v=1788491525","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/kidnapped-by-the-vatican-the-unpublished-memoirs-of-edgardo-mortara","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}