 He sent letters (synodica) announcing his elevation to the emperor and to Patriarch Peter of Constantinople, who was inclined to Monothelitism.The emperor confirmed the privileges of the Holy See as head of the Church and sent to Rome a codex of the Gospels in a cover of gold richly ornamented with precious stones as a good-will gesture.Patriarch Peter also replied, although his answer was somewhat noncommittal as to Monothelitism, a belief he defended.