 On 13 February, Lefebvre then was invited to Rome for a meeting with the commission of Cardinals, which he described as "a close cross examination of the judicial type", regarding the contents of his "Declaration", followed by a second on 3 March.In May, the commission issued a notification that it had decided to grant approval to the Mgr.Mamie to carry out his intentions, with Lefebvre arguing that according to Canon 493 of the 1917 Code of Canon Law, only the Pope, which he interpreted to mean a direct decree from the Pope rather than mere retroactive approbation, could suppress a religious congregation.