Editing Infant baptism (section)

==== Edgardo Mortara case (1858) ====
In 1858, six-year-old Jewish boy [[Mortara case|Edgardo Mortara]] was removed from his family in [[Bologna]], then part of the [[Papal States]], after a Catholic servant had baptized him as an infant during an illness, citing concern for his spiritual salvation. Under papal law, which required Catholic children to be raised in the faith, authorities declined requests from Edgardo’s parents to return him, despite appeals to figures such as Cardinal Giuseppe Milesi Ferretti and Archbishop [[Michele Viale-Prelà|Michele Viale-Prèla]]. Efforts by the family and Jewish leaders to negotiate with officials were unsuccessful. Due to the emotional strain of the separation, Edgardo’s mother, Marianna, was temporarily relocated from the home. The Church assumed custody of Edgardo, prompting widespread international criticism.<ref>Kertzer, D. I. (1997). The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara. United States: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. (pp. 9-10).</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Grew |first=Raymond |year=2000 |title=Review of ''The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara'', by David I. Kertzer |journal=Journal of the American Academy of Religion |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |volume=68 |issue=1 |pages=189–191 |doi=10.1093/jaarel/68.1.189 |issn=1477-4585 |jstor=1465729}}</ref>