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The Vindictive Pope Who Dug Up and Tried a Rival’s Corpse
Rome and Central Italy in the early Middle Ages were marked by feudal violence and near anarchy, as various factions fought each other. The papacy in particular was one of the most sought after prizes, and rivals struggled mightily to seize the Holy See, and things often got… controversial. Nowadays, papal controversies are tame compared ...