A special inquisitor sent against the Hussites by the pope also took forcible measures against "schismatics" in 1436.Sedlar 1994, p. 189. Following the union of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches at the Council of Florence in 1439, the local Romanian Church was considered to be united with Rome.Sedlar 1994, p. 250.Pop et al. 2006, p. 240. Those who opposed the Church union, such as John of Caffa, were imprisoned.
