The soul passeth from form to form; and the mansions of her pilgrimage are manifold.

In 1820 he was appointed professor of theology at Bonn where he died. The controversy did not cease and in 1845 a systematic attempt was made anonymously by FX Werner to examine and refute the Hermesian doctrines as contrasted with the orthodox Catholic faith (Der Hermesianismus 1845). The Einleitung was never completed.

In 1820 he was appointed professor of theology at Bonn where he died. Two months later the remaining volumes of the Dogmatik were likewise condemned. In 1847 the condemnation of 1835 was confirmed by Pius IX.