The Pope knew that the University of Paris was hostile to his ideas .
So Pope sent Gerard Odonis , the Minister General of the Franciscans , and a Dominican preacher , to Paris to preach the Pope 's views in public .
The Pope knew that the University of Paris was hostile to his ideas , and so he sent Gerard Odonis , the Minister General of the Franciscans , and a Dominican preacher , to Paris to preach the Pope 's views in public .