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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all) I_know_the_truth stranger Reged: 07/08/05 Posts: 16 Why does the Vatican have Swiss guards?       #4331 - 07/08/05 06:32 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   There is a reason for this....... Post Extras:       DMitch stranger Reged: 07/06/05 Posts: 4 Re: Why does the Vatican have Swiss guards? [Re: I_know_the_truth]       #4333 - 07/08/05 08:25 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You might wanna check this. It's pretty interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_guard Post Extras:       I_know_the_truth stranger Reged: 07/08/05 Posts: 16 Re: Why does the Vatican have Swiss guards? [Re: DMitch]       #4337 - 07/08/05 03:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, this (wikipedia)gives a good oversight and leads into the theory that the Swiss guards were provided by agreement with a core group of royals to ensure that the papacy is protected as part of a wider (secret) agreement made to preserve royal money for the future by placing in trust with the Vatican..... Post Extras:       8549176320abc enthusiast Reged: 05/02/05 Posts: 219 Loc: UK Re: Why does the Vatican have Swiss guards? [Re: I_know_the_truth]       #4345 - 07/09/05 01:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You learn something new every day. The official dress uniform—a jumpsuit of blue, red, orange and yellow with a distinctly Renaissance appearance—dates to 1914. (A common misconception is that the dress uniform was designed by Michelangelo, but there is little evidence to support this claim.) From wikipedia -------------------- Governments offer us safety for our freedom. It is by seeing this safety as false that we are freed. Post Extras:       ukstrider stranger Reged: 07/26/05 Posts: 2 Re: Why does the Vatican have Swiss guards? [Re: 8549176320abc]       #4583 - 07/26/05 03:33 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   try this link? http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/swiss_guard/ Post Extras:       Sephia Supreme Goddess Reged: 11/28/03 Posts: 876 Loc: MA, USA Re: Why does the Vatican have Swiss guards? [Re: ukstrider]       #4591 - 07/26/05 10:42 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The uniform truly is a bit scary. I would so crack up if I was there. (I wish I was there!) -------------------- "Your life is yours alone, rise up and live it" ~Terry Goodkind Post Extras:       AAnnAArchy Gifted Procrastinator Reged: 10/20/03 Posts: 643 Loc: Las Vegas Re: Why does the Vatican have Swiss guards? [Re: Sephia]       #4597 - 07/26/05 03:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   One of the requirements is that they be unmarried? No wonder, who would want to be married to a guy who wears a jester's costume. Post Extras:       Arras enthusiast Reged: 05/24/04 Posts: 263 Loc: B.C., Canada Re: Why does the Vatican have Swiss guards? [Re: AAnnAArchy]       #4598 - 07/26/05 04:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: AAnnAArchy said: No wonder, who would want to be married to a guy who wears a jester's costume. Yeah, I mean where's the fun of being able to "dress your husband funny" if it's part of his job description? Post Extras:       Dazzle addict Reged: 04/02/04 Posts: 484 Loc: UK Re: Why does the Vatican have Swiss guards? [Re: Arras]       #4602 - 07/26/05 07:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   They probably dress in casualwear at Hallowe'en. Post Extras:       Illuminati69 stranger Reged: 08/12/05 Posts: 13 Loc: Philadelphia, PA, USA Re: Why does the Vatican have Swiss guards? [Re: Dazzle]       #4734 - 08/13/05 03:59 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I thought the London Beefeaters looked funny until I saw the Swiss Guards! I really was not aware of the Swiss Guards until the coverage of John Paul II's funeral. With all that coverage I learned a lot. And now I'm hooked on the Vatican's history, facts, art , papacy , etc. Its soo fascinating. I loved Angels and Demons because of where it took place. I want to travel to Rome someday and see it all up close. -------------------- Through research each scientist grows as a human being and helps others to do likewise- Pope JP II Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all)

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