When the letter reached Rome, Donus had died, but his successor, Pope Agatho, agreed to the Emperor's suggestion and ordered councils held throughout the West so that legates could present the tradition of the Western Church.
Da brevet nåede til Rom, var Donus død, men hans efterfølger, pave Agatho, gik ind for kejsers forslag og beordrede et koncil holdt i hele Vesten, således at legater kunne præsentere den vestlige kirkes tradition.