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Almost 30 years after the fact? I don't think so.
by hef19898 3y ago
Almost 30 years after the fact? I don't think so.
- sandspar 3y agoI wouldn't be surprised if we get to this level of legal theatricality at some point. > In 897, the 9-month-old corpse of the late Pope Formosus stood trial by the reigning pontiff, Stephen VII. Stephen VII convicted Formosus, sentenced the cadaveric Pope to have three fingers of his right hand amputated and then had him buried in a common grave. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver_Synod https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver_Synod