In 897, Pope Stephen VI had his deceased predecessor Formosus exhumed and put
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Pornocracy.
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In 897, Pope Stephen VI had his deceased predecessor Formosus exhumed and put
on trial. The corpse was found guilty, but this desecration disgusted Romans
and made them rebel. Tune in to learn more about the period known as the Papal
Pornocracy.
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