The Cadaver Synod: The Pope Who Put a Corpse on Trial
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Explore the shocking events of the Cadaver Synod, where Pope Stephen VI put his predecessor's corpse on trial. Discover the political chaos of Rome after the empire and the dramatic fallout from this infamous event. Chapters: 00:00 A Trial Nine Months Late 00:12 Rome After the Empire 00:24 The Man Named Formosus 00:36 A Fateful Double Game 00:48 The Betrayal of Spoleto 01:00 Three Popes in Months 01:12 Stephen's Convenient Loophole 01:24 Open the Tomb 01:36 Vestments on the Dead 01:48 The Synodus Horrenda 02:00 A Voice for the Dead 02:12 Stephen Screams at Bones 02:24 Charges Against a Ghost 02:36 Verdict: Never a Pope 02:48 The Blessing Fingers Severed 03:00 Into the Tiber 03:12 The Lateran Shakes 03:24 The River Gives Back 03:36 A Church in Chaos 03:48 The Mob Turns 04:00 Stephen Strangled in Prison 04:12 Honor Restored, Trials Banned 04:24 The Grave Reopened Again? 04:36 Cold Politics, Not Madness 04:48 What the Chronicles Agree 05:00 Why Try the Dead
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