Since Innocent II had defined the matter, it was difficult for others to express personal opinions, so they all followed the Pope's intentions and continued the discussion.
While Ivita casually chatted with them, making friends, his gaze flickered, as these individuals were all within the Pope's potential sphere of influence.
Befriending them, he could not escape the framework set by Innocent II.
It was said that Innocent II had recently forced the King of Champagne and Cognac Kingdom to kneel and apologize to the Pope because the King wanted a divorce.
The Church's system does not recognize the concept of divorce; hence, the legitimate method of divorce was only to identify the problems in the marriage, seize upon these issues, and declare the marriage annulled.
Innocent II was too domineering.
But this approach had a flaw: after spending a long time with these adoptive sons and daughters, real emotional bonds formed.