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The Cadaver Synod: When the Pope Put a Corpse on Trial


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In one of the most bizarre moments in religious history, Pope Stephen VI put his predecessor on trial… months after he was dead. In 897, a decomposing pope was exhumed, dressed in holy robes, and propped up in court—only to be found guilty and dumped in the river. Join us for the macabre madness of the Cadaver Synod, where religion, politics, and horror collided in the weirdest courtroom of all time.

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