Pope dug up and put on trial 9 months after death. Wow.

[seaglass]

This is the most f'd up thing I have heard in a long time. I'm doing a research paper on Rites of Passage and I came across this in Wiki...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver_Synod

"During the proceedings, the decomposing body of Formosus, who had been dead for nine months, was dressed in his papal vestments and seated on a throne while his successor, Pope Stephen VI, read the charges against him and conducted the trial.

...

A deacon was designated as Formosus's counsel and instructed to answer on his behalf. The assembly observed the spectacle in silence, while Stephen shouted accusations and insults at the dead man. ..."

Amazingly, he was found guilty.

[ForrestGump]

1. Nobody expects the posthumous inquisition

Talk about habeas corpus...

On the other hand, the actual procedures are basically identical to those allowed under the provision of the unPatriot Acts.

[darkstar]

2. Talk about habeas corpus...

Hilarious.....

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