1415 -  A second council was convened in Constance, Switzerland which lasted for three years under the watchful eye of the Holy Roman Emperor. The council dealt with several matters ranging from the three bickering popes to the steep rise of heresy with the advent of men like John Wycliffe in England and John Huss in Bohemia.

The first order of business was electing yet another Pope. Martin V was declared the new vicar of Christ while all the other popes, three in total were deposed. This time the deposition was enforced and Martin emerged as the only man standing. However, the new pope was forced to submit to the conditions of the council, the most prominent being that the council would carry greater authority than the pope. The Council of Constance proved to be both a blessing and a curse to the Papacy. 

During the Council of Constance John Huss was tried and condemned for heresy. John Wycliff was posthumously condemned for heresy and the council decreed that his bones should be exhumed, cursed, burned and the ashes scattered over a river.