 Liénart's and Lefebvre's paths were intertwined during the following years, even serving both on the Central Preparatory Commission for the Second Vatican Council.And it was Liénart who, as Cardinal, in 1947 consecrated Lefebvre (who had been appointed as Apostolic Vicar of Dakar in Senegal), to the Episcopate.During the German occupation, Liénart initially supported Philippe Pétain, but was greatly opposed to Nazi Germany.