Commemorative exercises of the First church of Christ in Hartford

They said they had БЂњfaced years of stubborn deafness from the Vatican.БЂ«On May 7, 2006, БЂњBenedict XVI thanked the Swiss Guards for 500 years of service and invited them to continue their mission with БЂcourage and fidelity.БЂ™БЂ«The Pope said this during a Mass commemorating the 500th anniversary of the arrival in Rome БЂњof the first 150 Swiss Guards, requested by Pope Julius II. Also remembered were the 147 Swiss Guards killed while defending Pope Clement VII during the sacking of Rome on May 6, 1527. In his homily delivered in Italian, French and German,БЂ¦The Holy Father said that his purpose for the meeting was to render honor to the Swiss Guard corps. БЂњБЂFor all, to be a Swiss Guard means to adhere without reservations to Christ and his Church, to be ready to give his life,БЂ™ he said. БЂThe effective service may finish, but within one is always a Swiss Guard.БЂ™БЂ«He said the Swiss Guard had always been constant, even in 1970 when Paul VI dissolved all the other military corps of the Vatican but the Guard ...»