It officially ended Process_end the religious struggle Hostile_encounter between the two groups and made Creating the legal division of Christianity permanent within the Holy Roman Empire , allowing Preventing_or_letting rulers to choose Choosing either Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism as the official confession of their state .

Before , the main religion was Roman Catholicism with a few practicers of Lutheranism .

Now , if a ruler chose Choosing for his or her subjects to practice Practice Lutheranism , the population which endorsed Agree_or_refuse_to_act and practiced Practice Lutheranism increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale greatly .

Now , if a ruler chose Choosing for his or her subjects to practice Practice Lutheranism , the population which endorsed Agree_or_refuse_to_act and practiced Practice Lutheranism increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale greatly .

The `` Declaratio Ferdinandei '' exempted knights and some of the cities under the jurisdiction Control of an ecclesiastical prince if they had practiced Practice Lutheranism for some time ( Lutheranism was the only branch of Protestantism recognized Know under the Peace ) .

The `` Declaratio Ferdinandei '' exempted knights and some of the cities under the jurisdiction Control of an ecclesiastical prince if they had practiced Practice Lutheranism for some time ( Lutheranism was the only branch of Protestantism recognized Know under the Peace ) .

Instead , it gave Giving legitimacy to only two forms of religion within the Empire , Roman Catholicism and Lutheranism , leaving GiveUp out other Reformed forms of Christianity , such as Calvinism , and radical systems such as Anabaptism .

It established Building the legitimacy of Lutheranism in Germany and allowed Preventing_or_letting Dukes and high lords to expel Removing non-conforming subjects from their territory .

If this same principle were applied Using in ecclesiastical lands , such as those ruled Legal_rulings by a prince-bishop or an abbot , the conversion of an incumbent to Lutheranism would convert Change the entire principality to Protestantism .

The ' was inserted to prevent Preventing_or_letting this : in the event that the prince converted Change to Lutheranism , the ruler would forfeit Rewards_and_punishments his seat and be replaced Change_of_leadership by a Catholic .