Gathering crowds
News of the Church’s audacious act in Bologna spread like wildfire. The audacity of the Papal States, abducting a Jewish child, was met with a storm of indignation.
Protests erupted in the streets, and the global response was resounding. Leading newspapers, including the esteemed New York Times, vehemently condemned the act and called for the immediate return of Edgardo to his bereaved family.