▁the ological ▁pam ph lets ▁were ▁later ▁gathered ▁together ▁and ▁published ▁as ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Cont ro vers y , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁to ▁contain ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁effective ▁the ological ▁arguments ▁against ▁Protest ant ism ▁ever ▁published . ▁ ▁Francis ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Rome ▁and ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁for ged ▁al li ances ▁with ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁VIII ▁and ▁Henry ▁IV ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 9 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁co adj utor ▁bishop ▁of ▁Gene va . ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁to ▁Henry ▁IV , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁give ▁L enten ▁ser m ons ▁at ▁the ▁Chap el ▁Royal . ▁The ▁mor als ▁at ▁court ▁reflected ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁King , ▁which ▁were ▁not or iously ▁bad , ▁yet ▁King ▁Henri ▁became ▁personally ▁attached ▁to ▁Francis ▁and ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁observed , ▁" A ▁rare ▁bird , ▁this ▁Monsieur ▁de ▁Gen ève , ▁he ▁is ▁dev out ▁and ▁also ▁learned ; ▁and ▁not ▁only ▁dev out ▁and ▁learned ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁a ▁gentleman . ▁A ▁very ▁rare ▁combination ." ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Paris , ▁he ▁also ▁met ▁Card inal ▁Ber ulle ▁and ▁was , ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁Madame ▁A car ie ' s ▁conf essor . ▁They ▁consult ed ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁matters ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁St . ▁Ter esa ' s ▁Car mel ites ▁into ▁France ▁and ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁reform ing ▁of ▁monaster ies