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It seems not.so is deposing by synod or council still applicable today?
The last serious attempt to do so was when Bartolomeo Prignano became Pope as Urban VI.
In a very short time the very Cardinals who elected him (almost to a man) deposed him and elected another.
He simply named a new body of Cardinals to replace the others (this was also an opportunity to colect some revenue, as there was a customary gift in return for the appointment), and the Great Western Schism was on. The later attempt at reconciliation involved deposing both Popes in 1409 and electing a new one. In that year both reigning Popes had been abandoned by their Cardinals. They both named new colleges of Cardinals and so then, there were three Catholic churches, three Colleges of Cardinals and three Popes.
Some time after the reconciliation, the Papacy decided to recognize the line of Urban VI as the true one (although in fact the new line of Popes was successor to all three of the former lines and could have claimed any or all of them), this in spite of Bartolomeo Prignano’s obvious character flaws (long since dead and no threat to anyone). This signaled that in the interpretation of the church as expressed by the new Popes the very first deposal was in fact illegal or invalid and the reasoning behind it was not justification.
Although it has clearly happened in the distant past (as recounted in other posts) it will not happen again. There is no recourse to the judgment of the Supreme Pontiff in any matter.