Posted on 04/12/2016 8:29:21 AM PDT by Borges
The story of a young Jewish boy in Bologna, Italy in 1858 who, having been secretly baptized, is forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son becomes part of a larger political battle that pits the Papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
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Are you aware of this story?
Well, this flick should do a lot to bring people together.
Well, that’s good. I’m glad they were able to find a story to fit the “Christians do bad things too” meme that Obama pushes every time the Muslims set fire to a bunch of children.
If it’s so damned fascinating why wasn’t the story told earlier. I’m sure that Spielberg can find something more exciting to film.
How about Jews endorsing the nailing of Jesus to a cross after beating Him almost to death.
Oh, no. Mel Gibson did that one and I find priests still endorsing the movie from the pulpit even though we have no idea where Mel is today.
Non sequitur.
No matter how notorious it was, he ended up living a very long and happy life as a Catholic priest.
In the 1880s he re-developed relationships with his mother and other family members. Some relatives did not want to know him, however, since he remained a Catholic.
Pretty sure it was a very successful play.
Pretty sure it was a very successful play.
Probably soon to be done on broadway as a musical
with an all black cast?
Jeff, I thought you died of aids.
Well that's a fine how do you do.
Perhaps.
For a guy who stopped attending Mass in the derided “Novus Ordo Catholic Church” a long long time ago, how do you find or fantasize these so-called “priests” “still endorsing Mel Gibson’s movie from the altar”?
Bogus in a weird new direction!
Just an ugly story - Feletti was very cruel.
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