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Anti-gun pope protected by heavily armed guards

June 24, 2015 By Kathy Shaidle

Whoa. The pope has a substantial Vatican army, the Swiss Guards, who despite their silly medieval outfits, are well armed professional soldiers. Columnist Charles C.W. Cooke noted in a tweet, “His bodyguards use SIG P220 and Glock 19 pistols, Steyr TMPs, and H&K MP5A3 submachine guns. Where do they get them?”

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