... to the fundraising necessary for the return. Under Clement V, the Papacy in Avignon took in three times more money than the French Crown. The resentment generated by the greed of the Papacy made the return to Rome unnecessarily messy, as Martin V, elected at the Council of Constance in 1417, was forced to cede much control over national churches to national governments. The role of councils in the solving of the Schism led to an increased level of prestige for councils and the growth of Conciliarism at a time when the Pope was being reduced to the level of being just another principality in Europe, as opposed to the supreme leader of the continent. Attempts to not only reimpose this leadership but also to maintain the Papal income for projects such as the new St. Peters' basilica led to great unpopularity. This need for income also caused problems at ...

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