The Jewish Child the Pope Refused to Give Back — The Mortara Affair

The Mortara Affair. In 1858, papal police took a six-year-old Jewish boy from his Bologna home over a secret baptism. The modern world called it kidnapping. However, the boy later became a priest who defended his Catholic upbringing under Pope Pius IX, whom he called father. Full story here. https://christtheking.info/catholic-resources-on-adversus-judaeos/selections-of-edgardo-mortaras-writings-on-the-jews/