Pope Benedict XII , his predecessor , had built a palace , sufficiently accommodating for a Cistercian monk .
Pierre Roger had spent much of his career at the French Court and had imbibed its tastes for far greater display and ceremony .
Pope Benedict XII , his predecessor , had built a palace , sufficiently accommodating for a Cistercian monk , but Pierre Roger had spent much of his career at the French Court and had imbibed its tastes for far greater display and ceremony .