Editing Johannes Aventinus (section)

==The Reformation==
Aventinus remained a Catholic throughout his life, even though he sympathized with aspects of the Protestant reform.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} He was in communication with [[Philipp Melanchthon]] and [[Martin Luther]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} He rejected auricular confession, objected to pilgrimages and indulgences, and opposed the claims of the hierarchy as excessive.<ref name="cathency"/> He showed a strong dislike for monks. On this account, he was imprisoned in 1528, but his friends soon effected his release. The remainder of his life was somewhat unsettled, and he died at Regensburg.<ref name="eb1911"/>