Priests celebrating mass at the Council of Constance

In 1417 the Council of Constance, after protracted negotiation, healed the Great Schism by deposing the rival popes of the day and electing Pope Martin V. The council attempted to address the pressing need for reform, but was largely ineffective in doing so. The council condemned over two hundred propositions said to be associated with the teachings of John Wycliffe and ordered the removal of his body from consecrated burial ground. The council also condemned and prepared the way for the execution of John Huss as a heretic.