Today I learned on Nostr: TIL at the Cadaver Synod, Pope Formosus was put on trial by his successor after his ...

TIL at the Cadaver Synod, Pope Formosus was put on trial by his successor after his death. The new Pope dug up his rotting corpse and made a defence counsel “interpret” for the corpse. The corpse won the case, and the new Pope was murdered soon after.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver_Synod?wprov=sfti1
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