Initially the Italian government had offered to let the pope keep the Leonine City, but the Pope rejected the offer because acceptance would have been an implied endorsement of the legitimacy of the Italian kingdom's rule over his former domain.
Inițial, guvernul italian s-a oferit să lase Papei orașul Leonin, dar Papa a respins oferta deoarece acceptarea ar fi fost o aprobare implicită de legitimitatea statului regatului italian asupra fostul său domeniu.