During the next 30 years, Berengar was asked to recant his heresy concerning what would be declared the Roman Catholic dogma of transubstantiation no less than five times including a short spell in prison.
For the next thirty years, Berengar faced repeated demands to renounce his heresy concerning transubstantiation, which was eventually declared the official dogma of the Roman Catholic Church. He spent a short time in prison for this transgression.