At the outset, it appeared that the new Pope was willing to negotiate with Henry V, who received the papal embassy at Strasbourg, and withdrew his support from the antipope he had proclaimed at Rome.
Ao principio, pareceu que o novo papa estaba disposto a negociar con Henrique V, quen recibiu a embaixada papal en Estrasburgo, e retirou o seu apoio ao antipapa que el mesmo proclamara en Roma.