I 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.
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In 897, a bizarre event known as the “cadaver synod” occurred in St. John Lateran’s in Rome. The disinterred corpse of Pope Formosus was brought before the then-reigning pontiff, Stephen VI, to be tried on a variety of charges.
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famous-trials.comFormosus, pope from 891 to 896, whose posthumous trial is one of the most bizarre incidents in papal history. The politically motivated trial found him guilty of violating canon law and declared his election as pope invalid, though his papacy was reinstated by subsequent popes.
www.britannica.comKnown as the 'Cadaver Synod,' the posthumous trial of Pope Formosus resulted from the chaos of the ninth century as factions battled for control of the church.
www.nationalgeographic.comReigned 891-896
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