Indeed, when a Papal legate (Pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano) arrived in Constantinople in 1213 and began to imprison Orthodox clergy and to close churches on the orders of Pope Innocent III, Henry countermanded the orders on the request of the city's Greek clergy.
Memang, ketika seorang utusan Paus (Pelagio Galvani, Kardinal-Uskup Albano) tiba di Konstantinopel pada tahun 1213 dan mulai memenjarakan klerus Ortodoks dan menutup gereja atas perintah Paus Innosensius III, Hendrik menolak perintah atas permintaan klerus Yunani kota.