 The removal of the monks of Cines provoked a controversy which was eventually brought before Pope Paschal II.Initially he was persuaded by the expelled monks and sent a letter dated 1 May 1109 to the bishops of Compostela, Mondoñedo, and Lugo ordering them to protest Count Pedro's actions.A second letter was sent to Bernard de Sedirac, the apostolic legate, at the same time.