Abstract

The action by the Pope in 1850 in restoring the Catholic hierarchy in England touched off a brief, but intense, debate over the status of the Catholic Church in that country. Cardinal Wiseman, a prime mover in the restoration, at first misjudged the rhetorical situation and finally adapted to it. The debate failed to produce effective repressive measures and did, on the contrary, demonstrate that such questions would be dealt with rhetorically and not coercively.

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