Editing Hussites (section)

===Moderates {{Anchor|Four Articles of Prague}}===
The more conservative Hussites (the moderate party, or [[Utraquism|Utraquists]]), who followed Hus more closely, sought to conduct reform while leaving the whole hierarchical and liturgical order of the Church untouched.<ref>"Utraquism’s faithfulness to the Prague [[Use (liturgy)|Use]] of the [[Roman rite]]…(was) an intentional symbol of Utraquism’s self-understanding as a continuing part of the Western Catholic Church." {{cite journal |last1=Holeton |first1=David R. |last2=Vlhová-Wörner |first2=Hana |last3=Bílková |first3=Milena |title=The Trope Gregorius presul meritis in Bohemian Tradition: Its Origins, Development, Liturgical Function and Illustration |journal=Bohemian Reformation and Religious Practice |date=2007 |volume=6 |pages=215–246 |url=http://www.brrp.org/proceedings/brrp6/holeton_et_al.pdf |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>

Their programme is contained in the Four Articles of [[Prague]], which were written by [[Jacob of Mies]] and agreed upon in July 1420, promulgated in the [[Latin]], [[Czech language|Czech]], and [[German language|German]] languages. They can be summarised as follows: <ref>{{cite web |title=The Four Articles of Prague |url=https://johnhus.org/content/the-four-articles-of-prague/ |website=John Hus: Apostle of Truth}}</ref>

* Free preaching of the Word of God throughout the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Margravate of Moravia.
* Celebration of the [[communion under both kinds]] (bread and wine to priests and [[laity]] alike)
* The removal of secular power from the clergy.
* Secular punishment for [[mortal sins]] among clergy and laity alike.

The views of the moderate Hussites were widely represented at the university and among the citizens of Prague; they were therefore called the Prague Party, but also Calixtines (Latin ''calix'' chalice) or [[Utraquists]] (Latin ''utraque'' both), because they emphasized the second article of Prague, and the chalice became their emblem.