This agreement did not last long however; within a week, Gaillot had distanced himself from the majority of other bishops by appearing on television to criticise the "feeble state of internal debate in the church" and express his feelings of grief that progress had not been made since the Second Vatican Council.
Dohoda však nevydržela dlouho; do týdne se Gaillot objevil v televizi, přičemž kritizoval „slabou vnitřní diskusi v církvi" a vyjádřil smutek nad tím, že od Druhého vatikánského koncilu nedošlo k pokroku.