Lightning and Thunder - an eyewitness account of Vatican I

Excerpt taken from Tumultuous Times : " The last formal working day of the [First Vatican} Council was July 16, 1870, just two days before the solemn promulgation of Pastor Aeternus. An eyewitness described the dramatic scene at St. Peter’s Basilica on the remarkable day of the final vote:   "The fateful day of the Public Session, Monday, July 18, dawned in…