Original sentence: The Coetus Internationalis Patrum did, however, manage to get the preliminary vote (with suggestions for modifications) on the document put off until the fourth session of the Council, but were unable to prevent the adoption, on 7 December 1965, of the final text of the declaration Dignitatis humanae by the overwhelming majority of the Council.The claim by some that this overwhelming majority was due to intense lobbying by the reformist wing of Council fathers among those who initially had reservations or even objections is not universally accepted
Edited sentence: On December 7, 1965 a Council majority voted in favour of the declaration Dignitatis humanae.The Coetus Internationalis Patrum did, however, manage to get a vote on the final document put off until the fourth session of the Council.This overwhelming majority can be attributed to the intense, successful lobbying of the reformist wing of Council fathers among those bishops who had initially retained reservations or even objections