him, which allows the problems and schism to continue. A meeting of the Council of Constance finally ends the schism. Attempts for the balance of power through a church council failed; the pope would not approve seeing as it involved the resignation of his ultimate power. The abuses only get worse in the papacy, yet all efforts were not futile.Ultimately, the Catholic Church was not changed; it was only shaken up. The papacy still stuck to their belief in the Unum Sanctum of 1300, which declared papal infallibility, meaning the abuses could continue since they could do no wrong. The end of the conciliar movement was marked by the apparent accomplishment of nothing. Foreign relations continued as were: everyone looking for a reason to gang up on everyone else. The schism and abuses of the papacy laid down the foundation to reformation, which did not help the Universal Catholic Church, only destroyed it....
