This agreement did not last long however; within a week, Gaillot had distanced himself from the majority of other bishops by appearing on television to criticise the "feeble state of internal debate in the church" and express his feelings of grief that progress had not been made since the Second Vatican Council.
Dohoda však nevydržala dlho; do týždňa sa Gaillot objavil v televízii, pričom kritizoval „slabú vnútornú diskusiu v cirkvi“ a vyjadril smútok nad tým, že od Druhého vatikánskeho koncilu nedošlo k pokroku.