# The Pope....I Wonder

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-i-wonder/83205>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 22, 2001, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-i-wonder/83205 "2001-09-22T14:29:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-i-wonder/83205/21 "2001-09-23T04:02:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by JRDelirious \*  
> **the Commandant of the Swiss Guard**

They may dress funny, but you DON’T fuck with them! Halberds AND Uzis and no contractual limitations on using them. No pledging to “do their best” protecting Il Papa. Nope, the pledge to die before allowing him to be harmed.

Man, I wanted to be one when I was nine!

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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-i-wonder/83205/22 "2001-09-24T00:09:14Z")

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> \*Originally posted by dropzone \*  
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> > \*Originally posted by JRDelirious \*  
> > **the Commandant of the Swiss Guard**
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> They may dress funny, but you DON’T fuck with them! Halberds AND Uzis and no contractual limitations on using them. No pledging to “do their best” protecting Il Papa. Nope, the pledge to die before allowing him to be harmed.
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I know – lotsa people don’t realize it but the SG’s are a fully capable Military Police, all trained in hand-to-hand combart and qualified with a variety of small-arms. That baggy 16th-century ceremonial outfit comes in handy for concealing firepower.

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-i-wonder/83205/23 "2001-09-24T01:40:49Z")

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The Pope’s not a national leader? When did that happen? Last I checked, he was the Head of State of his nation.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-i-wonder/83205/24 "2001-09-24T01:46:43Z")

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> \*Originally posted by JRDelirious \*  
> \*\*That baggy 16th-century ceremonial outfit comes in handy for concealing firepower. \*\*

Shit, that poleaxe scares me enough.

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