Monthly Archives: June 2011

How the End of Papal Military Might Strengthened Catholicism

  On September 20 of 1870, the Aurelian Walls in Rome were breached by heavy cannon fire from an Italian Army loyal to King Victor Emmanuel II.  All in a moment, the radically outnumbered Swiss Guards and papal military volunteers … Continue reading

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