▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁win ▁over ▁moder ate ▁Catholic ▁support . ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁enabled ▁C athol ics ▁to ▁leave ▁money ▁and ▁items ▁in ▁their ▁last ▁will ▁and ▁test ament ▁to ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁The ▁act ▁made ▁Par ish ▁pri ests ▁less ▁dependent ▁on ▁their ▁parish ion er ▁for ▁financial ▁support . ▁ ▁Three ▁Catholic ▁b ish ops , ▁led ▁by ▁Daniel ▁Murray , ▁accepted ▁places ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁super vis ory ▁board . ▁They ▁came ▁under ▁attack ▁from ▁John ▁Mac H ale ▁and ▁others , ▁who ▁object ed ▁to ▁a ▁continued ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁leg a cies ▁to ▁religious ▁orders , ▁to ▁the ▁invalid ation ▁of ▁be quest s ▁made ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁months ▁before ▁death , ▁and ▁to ▁what ▁they ▁claimed ▁was ▁potential ▁inter ference ▁in ▁church ▁discipline . ▁Daniel ▁O ' Con nell , ▁after ▁some ▁hes itation , ▁supported ▁Mac H ale . ▁The ▁dispute ▁was ▁a ▁shorter ‐ l ived , ▁though ▁quite ▁bitter , ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁division ▁within ▁the ▁cler gy , ▁between ▁an ▁accommod ation ist ▁minor ity , ▁and ▁a ▁polit ically ▁milit ant ▁majority , ▁that ▁was ▁revealed ▁in ▁the ▁controvers ies ▁over ▁national ▁education ▁and ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Colleg es . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁Kingdom ▁Act s ▁of ▁Parliament ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁Category : 1 8 4 4 ▁in ▁law ▁Category : 1 8 4 4 ▁in ▁Ireland ▁Category : Act s ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament