A Catholic , he was plunged into the controversies of the Italian Reformation when he visited a young lawyer of Cittadella , Francesco Spiera .
Who was slowly dying of despair , having adopted the new opinions and then been forced to recant .
Although a Catholic , he was plunged into the controversies of the Italian Reformation when he visited a young lawyer of Cittadella , Francesco Spiera , who was slowly dying of despair , having adopted the new opinions and then been forced to recant .