Church historian Hans von Campenhausen describes him as “dogmatic, violent, and cunning, permeated by the greatness of his calling and the dignity of his office, ” and adds that“ he never considered anything as right unless it was useful to him in the furtherance of his power and authority...
चर्च के इतिहासकार हॉन्स वॉन कैमपेनहाउसॆन ने, उसे “हठधर्मी, हिंसक और धूर्त कहा, जो अपने पद पर गर्व करता था और अपने ओहदे के घमंड में चूर था । ”