His political and ecclesiastical activities were ostensibly conditioned by the desire to safeguard peace, maintain equilibrium between rival states, strengthen bonds of friendship with allies who would defend the papacy, and keep Christendom’s monarchs united against the Turkish threat.
अनेकांचा असा विश्‍वास आहे की, अलेक्झांडर सहावा याच्या कार्यांना ऐतिहासिक पार्श्‍वभूमीत पाहण्याची आवश्‍यकता आहे.