He offered little resistance to Lutheranism in Münster, though he vigorously opposed the Anabaptists; after 1543 he allowed in Osnabrück an evangelical service.
Ta pakkus vähe vastupanu luterlusele Münsteris, kuigi oli jõuliselt anabaptistide vastu; pärast aastat 1543 lubas ta Osnabrückis evangeelset teenistust.