About this episode
In 897, Pope Stephen VI put his predecessor, Pope Formosus, on trial for crimes against the Catholic Church. The accused was exhumed from his grave, and presented before an assembly of clergy in a Basilica in Rome.The Strange Case of Pope Formosus | Catholic AnswersThe Cadaver Synod: Low Point in the History of the Papacy | Medievalists.netThe Cadaver Synod: When the Corpse of a Dead Pope Was Put on Trial | Medium.comThe Cadaver Synod: The Strangest Trial in History, Donald E. Wilkes Jr. The Cadaver Synod: When a Pope’s Corpse Was Put on Trial | Atlas ObscuraPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
