With the cardinals asking him to reconsider, it is further reported, he went into solitude, and took the position after deep prayer in the Pauline chapel and the urging of his fellow cardinals.
Dengan para kardinal memintanya untuk mempertimbangkan kembali, selanjutnya dilaporkan, dia mengalami kesendirian, dan mengambil posisi tersebut setelah berdoa dalam kapel Pauline dan desakan rekan-rekannya sesama kardinal.