 There are conflicting reports regarding the recognizance of the Fratres Pontifices by Pope Clement III.One source states that the brotherhood was recognized by Clement III in 1189, and other sources report that Clement III addressed a Papal Bull to the Fratres Pontifices in 1191, but the authenticity of that Papal Bull is questioned.Historical research, however, led to the conclusion that no brotherhood of the kind described by the legend ever existed.