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The Cadaver Synod: When Pope Formosus Was Judged After Death

In this video, we explore one of the most disturbing and surreal events in Church history: the Cadaver Synod of 897, when Pope Stephen VI exhumed the corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, dressed it in papal vestments, and put it on trial inside St. Peter’s Basilica. Far from myth or legend, this grotesque episode reveals the brutal reality of 9th-century Rome, where political rivalries, noble factions, and foreign powers turned the papacy into a battleground. We trace Formosus’ rise from diplomat and bishop to pope, his clash with the powerful Spoleto family, his alliance with Arnulf of Carinthia, and the revenge that followed even after his death. From the shocking spectacle of a dead pope judged and mutilated to the riots, assassinations, and reversals that followed, the Cadaver Synod stands as a chilling reminder of how ambition and vengeance can corrupt even the most sacred institutions, leaving behind one of the darkest chapters in medieval history.