The Reformation spread to other parts of the Swiss Confederation, but several cantons resisted, preferring to remain Catholic. Zwingli formed an alliance of Reformed cantons which divided the Confederation along religious lines. In 1529, a war was averted at the last moment between the two sides. Meanwhile, Zwingli's ideas came to the attention of Martin Luther and other reformers. They met at the Marburg Colloquy and agreed on many points of doctrine, but they could not reach an accord on the doctrine of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
The Reformation spread to other parts of the Swiss Confederation but several cantons resisted preferring to remain Catholic Zwingli formed an alliance of Reformed cantons which divided the Confederation along religious lines In 1529 a war was averted at the last moment between the two sides Meanwhile Zwingli's ideas came to the attention of Martin Luther and other reformers They met at the Marburg Colloquy and agreed on many points of doctrine but they could not reach an accord on the doctrine of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist