Editing Ne Temere (section)

===McCann Case===
The McCann case of 1910 served as an example to Protestant Unionists of what would happen if Home Rule, or "Rome Rule" as they saw it, was implemented.<ref>Edited by Vaughan, W. E. A new history of Ireland Vl: Ireland Under the Union 1870-1921. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.</ref> The case concerned a couple in Belfast that had been married in a Protestant ceremony. The husband, who was Catholic, allegedly left his Protestant wife by the urging of a priest to the {{lang|la|Ne Temere}} decree, taking their children with him. The controversy sparked outrage among the Protestant Unionists, and more than likely increased opposition to Home Rule.