The world 'secretarium' is not easily translated, as it can mean a ''council chamber'', as well as a sanctuary (i.e. the place in the church where the altar stands), or a sacristy. What can add to reader's confusion is the fact that both the latter places could have served as a place for an ecclesiastical gathering. In the context of this letter, it was likely a sacristy, small room adjacent to the sanctuary, where priests prepared for the Mass. However, it was certainly not a ''private room'' as Goodrich suggests.