Jewish baby named Edgardo Mortara is seemingly about to die in Bologna, 1851
Catholic nanny secretly baptises him to save his soul, which sheās not exactly the kind of authority who can do that, but w/e, itās interpreted by the church as valid later
Kid survives
1857 her secret gets out, a baptising makes a kid a Catholic according to the Church and a Catholic canāt be raised in a non-Catholic household in the Papal States, so the church authorises the police to kidnap Edgardo from his family
Raised personally by Pope Pius IX, Jewish family not allowed to take him back due to Church doctrine, this action destroys the family with grief and despair
This case gets international infamy with the Pope not understanding why everyoneās shiting on him for doing this, including allies
Emperor Napoleon III shifts from opposing Italian unification to supporting it as a direct consequence
Bologna falls the next year, 1859
Kingdom of Italy forms 1861
By 1870 Rome is lost to the Italians and the Papal States are no more
(Edgardo Mortara goes on to become Father Mortara)
(He dies in Belgium in 1940 three months before the Nazis occupied the nation, which if heād have lived he wouldāve been persecuted as a Jew)
Fun fact: the Catholic Church did not stop doing this after Edgaro Mortara. During WW2, many Jewish children were put in convents or catholic-run orphanages for their own safety. Sounds nice right? Except after the war ended, when parents or surviving relative went back to claim their children, the church went, āuhhh, actually theyāre catholic now, no take backs!ā
The most infamous of these cases was the Finaly affair. Two Jewish children in France, Robert and Gerald Finaly, were placed in a Catholic nursery in 1944 in anticipation of their parents being deported to Auschwitz, where they were both murdered. Their aunt, Marguerite Fischel, survived the war and went to find the boys so she could take them to live with her. However, the nun who had custody of the boys, Antoinette Brun, adamantly refused to give them up, reportedly saying that āThe Jews are not gratefulā
What followed was a years long custody battle where despite being repeatedly ordered by courts all over Europe to return the boys, Brun took them to many different countries and hid them, with the support and help of other nuns and priests. It was suspected at the time, and later confirmed by documents released in 2020, that Pope Pius XII had supported the effort to keep the boys away from their surviving family and have them be raised Catholic.
Thankfully, after negotiations between a sympathetic cardinal in France and the chief Rabbi of Paris, the boys were finally recovered and reunited with their aunt.
Documents reveal the private discussions behind both Pope Pius XIIās silence about the Nazi deportation of Romeās Jews in 1943 and the Vatic
I wish I could say that the phenomenon of the Catholic Church kidnapping children and keeping them away from their families for the purposes of forcefully raising them Catholic is unique to Jews, but itās not. From the mid nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century, the Church ran hundreds of residential schools in the US and Canada where indigenous children were kidnapped from their homes and forced into these cruel and inhumane āschoolsā. The children were forbidden from speaking their own languages or practicing their own cultures and religions, their hair was cut, and they were subject to emotional, verbal, spiritual, physical, and sexual abuse. Many of the children died due to malnutrition or medical neglect, their bodies buried like dogs beside the schools. The Catholic Church was not the only Church to participate in this, but theyāve been the most reluctant to fully acknowledge and apologize for it. It was only in 2022 that Pope Francis apologized on behalf of the Catholic Church for their part, but some people found the apology inadequate.
Idk what my point is here, just that thereās such a clean link between evangelizing, cultural/religious imperialism, and how damaging and horrifying a religion can be when it is thoroughly convinced of its own superiority. And that unless an institution is forced to change, it probably wonāt change on its own.
("Will her relationship with her crush Zelgadis progress?!" The hand says "Checkpoint".
"Amelia was practically dragged along on Lina's journey this time. Because of that she now has more opportunities to team up with Zelgadis, making it highly likely that their relationship will develop. In episode 11, Zelgadis ends up partnering with Lina, which makes Amelia very jealous of Lina. It's unclear whether this behavior is due to pure love, but in episode 12, the two return to their usual partnership and make a mistake, leading to a lovey-dovey(?) embarrassed reaction. Keep an eye out to see how things develop from here!!")
On a separate note that is Slayers related, though not having to deal with this book in particular, is picking this series back up really helps to show the contrast between ludicrously powerful MCs these days and Lina Inverse.
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Stereotypical OP Hero: people who show them disrespect are jealous or idiots or evil or all of the above and the viewer is to get satisfaction from seeing the haters get humiliated. They're just the nicest people, really.
Lina: people show her disrespect because they're either idiots... or because they know exactly who she is and the crap she pulls. Absolute gremlin. Her friends never pass up a chance to get a dig in. Her reputation is crap because she's greedy, arrogant, has a hair-trigger temper, and a very worrying disregard for collateral damage.
SOPH: effortlessly trounces any opposition. If they do struggle it's only until they stop holding back as much.
Lina: quite possibly one of if not the most powerful sorcerer in the world, to the extent that she's got the metaphorical History Erasure Button. Still has weaknesses however and has to fight hard against powerful demons. Some foes are categorically beyond her under normal circumstances. Has trouble dealing with speedy melee fighters, because even though she's tough she still has areas of expertise and weaknesses, and if somebody can close the gap in combat she's in trouble.
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Seriously people, your OP heroes can have flaws and actual weaknesses! It's okay! It can make them far more interesting!
Part 255 of Ā āA Tale of Two Rulersā (May 3, 2026)
I live! I'm so sorry for being away for so long. It's been one family emergency after another (and some overlapping) for months and months. random life lessons that i've learned through this i wish to pass forward: Please please please get power of attorney over your old people so when they go nuts you can help them. Also if your dog starts to try to barf but nothing comes up and he won't eat even his favorite things and he has a bloated belly, for the love of God, take them strait to the emergency vet because they may be dead by morning if nothing is done. It's called GDV and it's a nightmare. Also please get pet insurance if you can. Luckily my dog survived!
In other good news, baby is healthy and is now FAST
Comic realted:
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Part 254 of Ā āA Tale of Two Rulersā (Oct 29, 2025)
I continue to be slow! My goal is to become less slow though! Thank you all so much for your continued patience!!!
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I try to draw Vaati when he transforms like how cats are liquid while also being solid at the same time. Supersolid state of matter Vaati stealing cat's state of matter powers yes that's how it works hey how is it alread twothirty am???
Part 253 of Ā āA Tale of Two Rulersā (Sept 1, 2025)
I have been so slow! Thank you all so much for your patence!!!
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I overthought that mask so much. I originally wanted to to be based on a historical Scold's bridle but it looked a little too horrifying so I ended up making it look a little more like Shredder's.
Part 252 of Ā āA Tale of Two Rulersā (April 9, 2025)
Happy to finally have an update for your all!Ā I hope to get back to a somewhat regular schedule as i adjust to the big changes in my life. Sorry this wasn't a bigger update, but I'm glad i was able to finish it.
Other Notes!
-Please contact me via dm if you're still waiting on a patreon reward. I'm a mess right now and I know I've missed sending people what they're owed. I want to make it right.
-If you support my comic, (or any Patreon project) through the Apple Patreon App on your iphone, it has forced through an additional 30% fee for Apple the corporation to consume. To bypass this fee, all you need to do it delete your account on the Patreon App and make a new account through ANY web browser and sign up for your donations there. You can even use a web browser on your iphone. I'm so sorry for the increase and I hope this is helpful! If you can't support my work anymore i completely understand. times are hard
ā Webtoon- Ā https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/a-tale-of-two-rulers/list?title_no=292453 ā - Iām still building up this archive.
Part 251 of Ā āA Tale of Two Rulersā (Oct 23, 2024)
Thank you for your patience!
I'll be giving birth next week, so I'm not sure how long the next update will take me , but I'm going to try my best to get the next one out in about two months. At times i honestly thought i would never get the opportunity to be a parent and this feels so unreal and joyful! Thank you all so much for your support and kindness as i start this new chapter in my life. I'm very grateful <3
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i hate it when i cant even write a poem about something because its too obvious. like in the airbnb i was at i guess it used to be a kids room cause you could see the imprint of one little glow in the dark star that had been missed and painted over in landlord white. like that's a poem already what's the point
Can't believe I forgot to gush on here about how the official Baldur's Gate 3 account qrt my hellspawn art on twitter with the cutest implication that Astarion gained the Happy buff from his messy kiss with Karlach š„¹ā¤ļø
Here's a portrait of Dame Aylin from Baldur's Gate 3, started it a long time ago and finally got back to it last night. I miss playing BG3, wish I had more free time now to at least finally complete the third act. This one is just a little treat for myself while I try to finish all my commissions and charity projects. Send help.
GTA Minthara šø
I had A LOT of requests to draw Minthara and I gladly obeyed. I love this woman so much. It was a very fun trend to draw and I hope I'm not too late with the second piece (I'm so slow artist, sorry)
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