In Rome he found an invaluable aid in Monsignor Stefano Borgia, secretary of the Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide, who supposedly gave him "considerable evidence to show his friendship."
I Rom fandt han en uvurderlig støtte i monsignor Stefano Borgia, sekretæren for det pavelige kollegium de propaganda fide, som efter hans eget sigende gav ham "mange Bevis på sit Venskab".