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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Dec 4, 2014, 10:02 PM Dec 2014

Pope Francis Dismisses Daniel Anrig, Chief Of Swiss Guard [View all]

Carol Kuruvilla

Pope Francis is dismissing the commander of his Swiss Guard, Daniel Anrig.

The Vatican quietly announced the move in a short paragraph buried in its newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, on Dec. 4.

“The holy father has ordered that Colonel Daniel Rudolf Anrig end his term on 31 January, at the conclusion of the extension of his mandate,” the note said, according to a translation provided by The Guardian.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/04/daniel-anrig-pope-francis-dismissal_n_6270296.html?utm_hp_ref=religion

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Pope Francis Dismisses Daniel Anrig, Chief Of Swiss Guard [View all] hrmjustin Dec 2014 OP

I bet this incident rankled: rug Dec 2014 #1

Remember that the Swiss Guard are mercenaries Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2014 #2