Church historian Hans von Campenhausen describes him as “dogmatic, violent, and cunning, permeated by the greatness of his calling and the dignity of his office, ” and adds that“ he never considered anything as right unless it was useful to him in the furtherance of his power and authority...
३७५ - ४४४) चर्च इतिहासकार हान्स फॉन कामपनहाऊझन यांच्या मते, तो “हटवादी, क्रोधिष्ट, कपटी व आपल्या कामाबद्दल आणि स्थानाबद्दल अत्यंत गर्विष्ठ होता ” आणि“ आपल्या सत्तेला व अधिकाराला उपयुक्‍त ठरणाऱ्‍या गोष्टीलाच तो योग्य समजत असे....