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On the other hand, the Swiss Guard show up wherever the Pope goes.
by Semiapies 16y ago
On the other hand, the Swiss Guard show up wherever the Pope goes.
- eru 16y agoThat's like counting all the people in the French Foreign Legion as soldiers of their home country.
- Semiapies 16y agoHow do you mean?
- eru 16y agoThe Swiss guard is a military unit of the Vatican, not of Switzerland. Or is it?
- Semiapies 16y agoBoth. The Pontifical Swiss Guard, which is the remaining active branch of the Swiss Guard, is a Swiss military unit (consisting of strictly Swiss citizens) that serves in a guard role for the Vatican.