HIST 10800 Lecture 23: John Huss
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A. 1. taught that the authority of the bible was higher than that of the pope. A. 1. a. became a spokesman for czech national feeling as well as for religious reform. A. 1. b. preached his sermons in czech rather than latin. 1414- sigmund, the newly elected emperor of germany, arranged a church council to end the great schism (called the council of constance), and urged jh to attend. When jh arrived, he was captured and tried as a heretic. He was burned at the stake in 1415. A church council ended the schism: 1414- coc began its mettings. A. 1. at the time, there were three popes. With the help of the holy roman emperor, the council forced all 3 popes to resign: 1417- council chose a new pope (martin v) The question of who was the real religious authority- the pope, the church council, or the bible- led to a violent movement in the 1500"s known as the reformation.
