 It was Ranulf who ordained Thurstan , the archbishop @-@ elect of York , as a priest in 1115 , although Thurstan had to wait for consecration as bishop for another four years . Ranulf attended the Council of Reims in 1119 held by Pope Callixtus II . In 1125 John of Crema , the papal legate to England , visited Durham to investigate charges against the bishop . Medieval chroniclers told the story that the legate was much taken with Ranulf 's niece , and after sleeping with the girl , took no action on the charges against Ranulf . The story is unlikely to be true . 
