And I find it interesting that Pope Pius IX sent a personal letter to Brownson declaring him "Defender of the Faith," much to the embarrassment of the Fathers at the Second Council of Baltimore (1866) who were a little humbled that a layman would be named over them. Why did not Pius IX send this letter to Newman instead? Newman was well known at this time, and it was also a well-known fact that Brownson and Newman were opponents on the "Development of Doctrine" issue.