Video: Corpse synod: how the Vatican condemned the dead
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The Catholic Church at all times has sought to control not only the minds of the people, but also the actions of those in power. However, in the 9-10th centuries Vatican was going through hard times. This time was marked by turmoil near the papal throne, church schism and one of the extraordinary events - Corpse Synod.
In the period from 872 to 965, the place of the Pope was occupied by 24 people. Each of them, in the struggle for power, tried to denigrate their predecessor and canceled his decrees. At the same time, passions were seething in the political arena. The rich dynasties could not share power, each of them tried to enlist the support of the Vatican, "promoting" their candidacies for the papal throne.
In 891 he took the place of the pope Formos … For five years he acted on the instructions of the Emperor Lambert Spoletsky, who was appointed by him. 9 months after the death of the pontiff, another change of power occurred, and another pope Stephen VI decided to hold his deceased predecessor to account.
In January 897, the so-called Corpse Synod (Synodus horrenda). Formosus' corpse, which had already begun to decompose, was dug from the grave and tied to a chair. The deacon, who was hiding behind an armchair, was responsible for the dead man at the trial. As a result, the corpse was found guilty on all charges that Stephen VI had brought against him. Formosa had three fingers cut off, with which he made the sign of the cross, stripped of his papal clothing, dragged through the streets of Rome and buried in a common grave. Later, the body was again removed by black diggers in search of profit and thrown into the Tiber River, from where it was fished out.
Indicative is the fact that during the stormy speeches of Pope Stephen VI at the corpse synod, an earthquake occurred, partially damaging the basilica. The Romans saw this as a formidable sign from above, and Stephen was thrown into prison, where he was strangled. In the same year, the Lateran Basilica was practically destroyed by fire.
Subsequent popes, then canceled the decisions of the cadaveric synod regarding the excavated corpse, then again condemned it. In the end, Pope John IX personally oversaw the reburial of Formosus in St. Peter's Basilica, and his name was engraved on the marble slab with a list of popes.
The Corpse Synod marked the beginning of one of the most corrupt eras in the history of the papacy, known as pornocracy. This period also includes the legendary reign of Pope John … Historians are still wondering if this person really existed.
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