Two of John's close allies, Emperor Otto IV and Count Raymond VI of Toulouse, had already suffered the same punishment themselves, and the significance of excommunication had been somewhat devalued.
Dous dos aliados máis próximos a Xoán, o emperador Otón IV e o conde Raymond VI de Tolosa, xa sufriran o mesmo castigo, e a relevancia da excomuñón estaba dalgún modo desvalorizada.