 The bishop would not make a decision on Lucy, and called in the local Inquisition.Reports here vary, some indicating that he referred the case directly to the pope, who is said to have spoken with her and, with the assistance of Columba of Rieti (another mystic of the Dominican Third Order), ultimately decided in her favor, telling her to go home and pray for him.At that time Pietro also came to her, making a final plea to persuade Lucia to return with him as his wife.