Original sentence: A quarrel with the papacy turned, or helped to turn, his thoughts in the direction of church reform, but he hoped this would come from within rather than from without.At first, his attitude towards the reformers and their teaching was hostile.At the Diet of Worms, he endeavored to have Luther declared an outlaw.He supported the claims of Charles V, whom he crowned at Aix-la-Chapelle in 1520.His formal break with Rome was hailed by the Protestants, and the Schmalkaldic League declared they were resolved to defend him; but the Reformation in the electorate was set back by the military victories of Emperor Charles V over William, duke of Cleves, and moreover his theological innovations found very little support among the people of Cologne.One step led to another, and, as all efforts at union with the Catholic Church failed, he appointed Martin Bucer his court preacher in Bonn in 1542, and sought out advice from Luther's compatriot, Philip Melanchthon.Over time, his program for change expanded, and his evangelical sympathies became more pronounced.Summoned both before emperor and pope, Hermann was deposed and excommunicated by Pope Paul III in 1546.Varrentrapp, Hermann von Wied (Leipzig, 1878).With the aid of his friend Johann Gropper, he began, about 1536, began to institute certain reforms in his own diocese
Edited sentence: Although he had important allies in the provincial diet, his theological innovations found very little support among the people of Cologne.He appointed Martin Bucer his court preacher in Bonn in 1542, and sought out advice from Luther's compatriot, Philip Melanchthon.In reaction to his formal break with Rome, the Schmalkaldic League resolved to defend him, but the military victories of Emperor Charles V over William, duke of Cleves, and the Catholic sensibilities of the people of Cologne undermined the alliance.Over time his program for change became more severe, he inspired increasing opposition from faithful Christians, and his evangelical sympathies became more pronounced.Summoned both before Emperor and Pope, the Elector was deposed and excommunicated by Pope Paul III in 1546.With the aid of his friend Johann Gropper, he began, about 1536, to break more definitively with the Catholic church