▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁D . D . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mun ich ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁and ▁also ▁was ▁made ▁professor ▁of ▁the ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bres lau ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁follow er ▁of ▁Georg ▁Herm es ▁in ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁recon cile ▁the ▁newer ▁German ▁philosophy ▁with ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁teaching , ▁but ▁definitely ▁broke ▁with ▁his ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁and ▁associated ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁spec ulations ▁of ▁Anton ▁Gün ther . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Rome ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Card inal ▁Schwar zen berg ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁proposed ▁condem n ation ▁by ▁the ▁po pe ▁of ▁Gün ther ' s ▁writ ings . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁pap al ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁Gün ther ' s ▁teach ings , ▁Balt zer ▁submitted ▁indeed , ▁but ▁his ▁independent ▁spirit ▁led ▁him ▁into ▁further ▁difficulties . ▁The ▁Holy ▁See ▁requested ▁him ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁his ▁professor ship , ▁but ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁res ign , ▁though ▁he ▁dis cont in ued ▁his ▁lect ures . ▁His ▁decision ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁ecc les iast ical ▁authorities ▁of ▁Berlin , ▁but ▁his ▁protest ▁against ▁the ▁V at ican ▁resulted ▁in ▁his ▁susp ension ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁Balt zer ▁was ▁a ▁str enu ous