Through his sermons he voiced his support for the universal preaching mission of the mendicant orders (particularly the Dominican and Franciscan Orders) and their right to hear confessions publicly, and expressed his disdain for the moral laxity of secular clerics.

Through his sermons he voiced his support for the universal preaching mission of the mendicant orders (particularly the Dominican and Franciscan Orders) and their right to hear confessions publicly, and expressed his disdain for the moral laxity of secular clerics.