Archbishop Connolly attended the Vatican Council of 1869 -- 70 .
Was among those opposed to the issuance of a Dogmatic Constitution regarding papal infallibility as Archbishop felt that the political climate was not right for the church to confirm the doctrine .
Archbishop Connolly attended the Vatican Council of 1869 -- 70 and was among those opposed to the issuance of a Dogmatic Constitution regarding papal infallibility as he felt that the political climate was not right for the church to confirm the doctrine .