Like his immediate predecessors , Clement was devoted to France .
Clement demonstrated Clement France French sympathies by refusing a solemn invitation to return to Rome from the city 's people , as well as from the poet Petrarch .
Like his immediate predecessors , Clement was devoted to France , and he demonstrated his French sympathies by refusing a solemn invitation to return to Rome from the city 's people , as well as from the poet Petrarch .