One of his followers is Heloise, with whom he also starts a sexual affair, under the guise of private tuition. His school's success worries Bernard of Clairvaux, who feels it is subjecting divine revelation to reason and may thus destroy the Roman Catholic Church and Christianity itself, but for now he merely subjects Abelard to surveillance rather than opposition.
One of his followers, Heloise, engages in a sexual relationship with him under the pretense of private tutoring. Bernard of Clairvaux worries that this school's success is jeopardizing divine revelation and could lead to the destruction of the Roman Catholic Church and Christianity. However, for now, he only observes Abelard rather than directly confronting him.