Thanks for the info Cassini. It is a shame Newman was taken in by modern science to the point he felt the need to criticize Church authorities and decisions. One interesting thing, and to his credit, Newman said, " If she affirms, as I do not think she will affirm, that everything was made and finished in a moment though Scripture seems to say otherwise, and though science seems to prove otherwise, I affirm it too, and with an inward and sincere assent."
He should have refrained from his opinions, even if he didn't think the Church would affirm something contrary to what he believed because none of the science he believed was doctrine either. He did say he would give his inward and sincere assent to the Church. That's got to account for something. Frustrating in any event.