Says Manfred Barthel in his book The Jesuits ​ — History & Legend of the Society of Jesus: “The committee informed van der Steen that they were prepared to waive the height requirement, but only with the proviso that he would learn to recite the entire Bible by heart.
Manfred Barthel ütleb oma raamatus The Jesuits — History & Legend of the Society of Jesus (Jesuiidid — Jeesuse ühiskonna ajalugu ja legend): „Nõukogu teatas van der Steenile, et nad on valmis pikkuse nõude kõrvale jätma, kuid ainult sel tingimusel, et too terve Piibli peast ette loeb.