The Trial of the Dead Pope
The haunting tale of the Cadaver Synod
5 min readJan 26, 2021
Have you ever wanted to put a dead person you hate on trial? Well, one pope in the 9th century actually managed to hold a trial for an already dead pope! Yes, pope against pope, one living, one dead. This is what happened in the Synod Horrenda, commonly known as the Cadaver Synod.