 Dominici was present at the Council of Constance (which he convinced the pope to convoke) on 4 July 1415 when he read the resignation letter that the pope had written.Dominici had advised the pope to abdicate as the surest means of ending the Great Schism which had arisen to divide the Church.It was also at that point that he tried to resign his cardinalate to make clear to all that he had no desire to advance through his accomplishment.