The previous Bishop of Strängnäs, Johannes Matthiae Gothus, had based on some of his publications been accused of attacking the symbolic books and suspected of wishing to bring about a union of the Lutheran and Reformed Churches.
Den tidligere biskop i Strängnäs, Johannes Matthiae Gothus, var på baggrund af nogle udgivelser blevet anklaget for at angribe biblen og var mistænkt for at ville en union mellem den lutheranske og reformerede kirke.