 He sent a letter of protest to King Carol I, and made his position public in several brochures and collections of documents, some of which were still in print in 1912.According to various accounts, the police was called in for a raid on his bishopric palace, and he was escorted out of Roman under armed guard.Theodorian-Carada claims that Safirin remained a bishop "for as long as he wanted", and only left by his own will, "because he was tired."