An exhumed corpse, adorned in papal robes, sat in silent defense of itself while political hatred hung in the air like smog. This is not the opening scene of a horror movie, nor is it the apocalyptic dream of a Saint or mystic. This was the reality of the papacy and its connection to political factionalism in the ninth century. Though Pope Formosus could not defend himself at his posthumous trial…
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