The Cadaver Synod — When the Pope Put a Dead Pope on Trial
In 897 AD, Pope Stephen VI had the corpse of his predecessor exhumed, dressed in papal robes, and put on trial. The Cadaver Synod remains one of the most bizarre events in Church history.
In 897 AD, Pope Stephen VI had the corpse of his predecessor exhumed, dressed in papal robes, and put on trial. The Cadaver Synod remains one of the most bizarre events in Church history.