Aubusson turns Cem over to Pope Innocent VIII, who for the past six years has been vying with the kings of Hungary and Naples for the possession of so valuable a political weapon as the Sultan's brother.

In return, Innocent makes Aubusson a cardinal with the power to confer all benefices connected with the order without the sanction of the papacy.

In addition, the Order of St. John receives the assets of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher, which is merged into the Order of St. John, and a number of Italian commanderies of the Knights of St. Lazarus.

The merger is resisted by the order in most countries where it still retains its premises.