Why did the people of Hesse resist the Augsburg Interim?

The people of Hesse resisted the Augsburg Interim because it was a document that primarily reflected a Catholic viewpoint, which conflicted with the established Protestant faith in their territory.12

Although Philip, Landgrave of Hesse, had accepted the Interim while imprisoned in an attempt to secure his freedom, his subjects refused to comply with the mandated return to Catholicism. The Hessian population remained steadfast in their commitment to the Protestant Reformation, which Philip had previously institutionalized through the creation of a state-church organization, the founding of a Protestant university at Marburg, and the secularization of monasteries. This widespread resistance effectively prevented the implementation of the Interim within Hesse, ultimately contributing to Philip's failure to gain his release until the revolt led by Maurice of Saxony and other princes in 1552 forced the issue.234