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Arriving in Strasbourg in 1523, Bucer took part in the Reform movement there.<ref name="Reformation500"/> He pastored the St. Aurelia’s church from 1524 to 1531 and the St. Thomas church from 1531 to 1540.<ref name="Reformation500"/> He also wrote several texts including commentaries and catechisms.<ref name="Reformation500"/> Among Bucer's many actions, in 1529 he persuaded the city to abolish the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]].<ref name="Reformation500"/> Although he opposed capital punishment against [[anabaptists]], he worked to banish them from the city.<ref name="Reformation500"/>
Arriving in Strasbourg in 1523, Bucer took part in the Reform movement there.<ref name="Reformation500"/> He pastored the St. Aurelia’s church from 1524 to 1531 and the St. Thomas church from 1531 to 1540.<ref name="Reformation500"/> He also wrote several texts including commentaries and catechisms.<ref name="Reformation500"/> Among Bucer's many actions, in 1529 he persuaded the city to abolish the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]].<ref name="Reformation500"/> Although he opposed capital punishment against [[anabaptists]], he worked to banish them from the city.<ref name="Reformation500"/>
In addition, Bucer played a major role in spreading the Reformation to and heling it succeed in numerous German cities, including Augsburg, Baden, [[Cologne]], [[Frankfurt|Frankfurt am Main]], [[Hamburg]], Hanau-Lichtenberg, [[Hesse]], Ulm, and Württemberg.<ref name="Reformation500"/>
==Role as mediator==
==Role as mediator==
After this, Bucer worked hard and frequently to create unity among Protestant Christians.<ref name="Reformation500"/><ref name="Britannica"/> Additionally, he "participated in nearly every meeting on religious questions held in Germany and [[Switzerland]] between 1524 and 1548."<ref name="Britannica"/> Bucer often supported using "obscure language and ambiguous formulas" when trying to reach a consensus on extremely divisive issues where any explicit agreement could not be achieved.<ref name="Britannica"/> He supported this because he thought that general theological reform among the people was more important than solving specific theological disagreements, which could be done at a later time.<ref name="Britannica"/> The agreements Bucer played a part in included the [[First Helvetic Confession]] and the [[Wittenberg Concord]], both in 1536.<ref name="Reformation500"/><ref name="Britannica"/> Despite their limited success, both agreements could not create real or permanent unity among Protestants.<ref name="Reformation500"/><ref name="Britannica"/>
After this, Bucer worked hard and frequently to create unity among Protestant Christians.<ref name="Reformation500"/><ref name="Britannica"/> Additionally, he "participated in nearly every meeting on religious questions held in Germany and [[Switzerland]] between 1524 and 1548."<ref name="Britannica"/> Bucer often supported using "obscure language and ambiguous formulas" when trying to reach a consensus on extremely divisive issues where any explicit agreement could not be achieved.<ref name="Britannica"/> He supported this because he thought that general theological reform among the people was more important than solving specific theological disagreements, which could be done at a later time.<ref name="Britannica"/> The agreements Bucer played a part in included the [[First Helvetic Confession]] and the [[Wittenberg Concord]], both in 1536.<ref name="Reformation500"/><ref name="Britannica"/> Despite their limited success, both agreements could not create real or permanent unity among Protestants.<ref name="Reformation500"/><ref name="Britannica"/>
Bucer also attempted to reunited Roman Catholics and Protestants. He participated in colloquies between the two in [[Worms]] in 1540 and [[Regensburg]] in 1541.<ref name="Reformation500"/><ref name="Britannica"/> In the latter colloquy, Bucer co-wrote the Regensburg Book with [[Johannes Gropper]], a Roman Catholic theologian.<ref name="Reformation500"/> The book was a compromise between Roman Catholicism and Protestant Christanity.<ref name="Reformation500"/> After [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V of Spain|Charles V]] used the book in his attempt to unite the two, Bucer rejected claims that he was trying to do likewise.<ref name="Britannica"/> The book was rejected by both sides, and the attempt at unification failed.<ref name="Britannica"/>
Bucer unsuccessfully attempted to reform the diocese of Bonn in 1543, under invitation by the archbishop of Cologne.<ref name="Reformation500"/> The efforts failed due to the opposition of Gropper, who co-wrote the Regensburg Book with him.<ref name="Reformation500"/> In 1548, when Charles V tried to force Protestants to return to the Roman Catholic religion under the [[Augsburg Interim]], with terms similar to the Regensburg compromise, Bucer helped lead the effort against the plan.<ref name="Reformation500"/><ref name="Britannica"/> His efforts were unsuccessful, and after the attempt was approved by Bucer's former Protestant ally [[Johannes Sturm]], Bucer was forced to leave Strasbourg.<ref name="Reformation500"/>
Bucer's attempts at agreement involved ambiguous wording and many large and unnecessary compromises, especially with the unbiblical theology of the Roman Catholic Church.<ref name="Reformation500"/><ref name="Britannica"/> However, he still must be commended for his role in spreading the Reformation; his attempts at creating unity among Christians, especially between the various Protestant factions; as well as opposing other unbiblical compromises such as the Augsburg Interim.<ref name="Reformation500"/>
==References==
==References==