 Paludanus resumed his studies, composing at this time his commentaries on the "Sentences" of Peter Lombard, in which he combats Durandus of Saint-Pourçain.About 1332, he was appointed by the King of France to preside over the deliberations of a body of prelates and theologians whom Philip had convoked at Versailles to discuss the charge made against John XXII, of asserting that the souls of the just will not be admitted to the beatific vision until after the general judgment.The patriarch and his associates manifested consummate prudence in dealing with this matter.