Imagine a pope exhuming the lifeless body of his predecessor and putting it on trial. Picture the decaying corpse dressed in papal robes, propped on a throne in the grand Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, and accused of heinous crimes. This macabre spectacle unfolded amidst intense political intrigue, power struggles, and dramatic courtroom scenes that was dramatic even for medieval times.

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