Why the guards who protect the conclave are wearing those crazy uniforms

Get the Full StoryWe promise you, the Swiss Guard isn t clowning around.

If you ve ever been to the Vatican or watched for a puff of white smoke on live TV, you probably noticed something colorful. Or rather, something wholly mind-blowing in the modern era of tactical military design a troop of tri-color pantalooned papal protectors wielding halberds, seemingly straight out of a Raphael painting.

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