Danilo Raponi

TL;DR: The Reverend Dr Hugh McNeile, the author of the verses above, was an Irish-born, Calvinist Anglican of Scottish descent as discussed by the authors who was known for his exceptional oratorical abilities, for his fierce anti-Catholicism and for his yet stronger anti-Tractarianism and anti-Anglo- Catholicism.

TL;DR: In the second half of the decade the hopes for a Reformation in Italy slowly began to fade, as the Italians kept showing a substantial indifference, if not hostility, to the preaching of Protestant doctrines, and Catholic priests seemed to find new confidence in opposing the evangelicals.

TL;DR: In fact, the British antipathy of the Pope did not always translate into support for Italy as mentioned in this paper, and their involvement grew steadily over the years, until reaching a peak in 1864, an exceptional year for at least three reasons: the publication of the Syllabus of Errors, a document with which the Pope condemned what he believed to be the "errors" of the modern world, thus alienating Britain's residual sympathies; Garibaldi's visit to England, where he sought successfully to increase the popularity of the Italian cause against Rome; and the September Convention,

TL;DR: A Pope who ‘wanted to make himself God’ could only deepen the loathing that Britain had long felt towards what was considered to be an oppressive and authoritarian institution: the Papacy as discussed by the authors.