ðə kˈæθlɪk jˈuːniənz ɪɹˈɛlᵻvəns wʌz ʃˈoʊn wɛn ðə kˈæθlɪk bˈɪʃəps wɛnt bᵻhˌaɪnd ɪts ˈoʊn bˈæk tə nᵻɡˈoʊʃɪˌeɪt wɪð lˈɪbɚɹəl pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ wˈɪljəm jˈuːɔːɹt ɡlˈædstoʊn ɔnðɪ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ˈɪʃuː.
The Catholic Union's irrelevance was shown when the Catholic Bishops went behind its own back to negotiate with Liberal Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone on the education issue.