Edgardo refuted this: "I have always ardently desired that my mother embrace the Catholic faith," he wrote in a letter to Le Temps, "and I tried many times to get her to do so.
Edgardo menyangkalnya: "Aku selalu menganggap bahwa ibuku memeluk iman Katolik," ia menyatakan dalam sebuah surat kepada Le Temps, "dan aku berusaha beberapa kali agar ia melakukannya.