Plug your nose and cross your heart - a rotting corpse is on the stand. 1,126 years ago, Rome was going through Popes like napkins at a BBQ cook-off. Most of them were killed, tortured, maimed, spit on...by each other. Eventually, Desperate Housewives and the Catholic Church collided to exhume a body and strap him to a chair. Why did we put a dead body on trial in 897 AD...and again in 2013? Oh, and can you marry someone after you die? As always, Reb gives you the answers, blessings, and vengeance in Cadaver Synod. WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/i1jsE4PcBRk?si=ErAF4rYdDk6e9d5n *** Special, special thank you to @tanicaesar at Unhinged History for having me on her pod in September 2023 to ramble about this case with vodka and laughter. Listen to Unhinged History on Spotify, Apple, YouTube. Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and @Rebmasel on TikTok :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices