CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Formosus - New Advent
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www.newadvent.orgI don’t have live updates about a current “Pope Formosus trial.” The historical event known as the Cadaver Synod occurred in 897, more than 1,100 years ago, and there have been no recent trials of Formosus in any legitimate sense. If you’re asking about the latest scholarly or media coverage of the Cadaver Synod, I can summarize recent reputable sources and point you to scholarly overviews.
Key background
- The Cadaver Synod was a posthumous trial of Pope Formosus conducted by Pope Stephen VI in 897, where Formosus’s corpse was exhumed and put on trial for various charges. The body was found guilty, its papal acts declared void, and it was disposed of after the proceedings.[1][4][5]
- The proceedings sparked ongoing political and doctrinal controversy, with later popes revising and undoing or reaffirming the trial’s outcomes in different ways over the ensuing decades.[2][4]
If you want, I can:
- Pull up the most recent reputable summaries or encyclopedia entries on Pope Formosus and the Cadaver Synod.
- Compare how different sources describe the charges and outcomes.
- Create a brief timeline of the event and its aftermath with citations.
Would you like me to fetch current scholarly overviews or provide a concise timeline with citations?