Colloquy of Worms

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The last colloquy on an imperial level in the 16th century was held in Worms from Sep 11 to Oct 8, 1557. At the Diet of Augsburg in 1555 it had been agreed that the dialogue on controversial religious issues should be continued. A resolution was passed at Regensburg in 1556 and the next colloquy took place in Worms in 1557. The Catholics Michael Helding, John Gropper and Peter Canisius met with the Protestants Philip Melanchthon, Johannes Brenz and Erhard Schnepf. At first they discussed the relation between the Bible and tradition. When Canisius alluded to differences among the Protestants themselves in their doctrine of original sin and justification, which they could not overcome, the meeting was dissolved.

Also at this Colloquy were Julius von Pflug, Kaspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig, Johannes Pistorius, François Hotman, and Theodore Beza.