 Instead, Catherine and her advisers chose a religious conference under the direction of the civil power.The Pope tried to prevent, what under the circumstances had to be construed by Catholics as, the defiance of his ecclesiastical authority.The Pope sent as papal legate Ippolito d'Este, known as the Cardinal of Ferrara, with James Laynez, the second General superior of the Jesuits, as his adviser, to dissuade the regent and the bishops.