QUIZ: Did You Grow Up Roman Catholic?
Do you remember the days of rosary beads and confirmation? We’ve created this quiz to take you back to your Catholic upbringing! Only people who grew up in the Roman Catholic church will be able to ace these questions – are you ready to try it out?
The pope is protected by an elite military force hailing from… Switzerland! That’s right – since 1506 the pope has employed the Pontifical Swiss Guard. The guards have to be Catholic, male, Swiss and be at least 174cm tall. They still wear very old-fashioned Renaissance clothing which helps to make them look peculiarly unthreatening…