The Swiss Guard from Switzerland.
The Muslims do not have a pope.
The Swiss Guard protects the pope.
The Swiss Guards are the most visible body guards of the pope.
Religious issues ,because they challenged the catholic Church and the Pope.
The German guards were protecting the pope during the war
In the 1500s, the Pope sold indulgences as a way to raise money. Indulgences were certificates that people could buy, supposedly granting them forgiveness for their sins or reducing their time in purgatory. This practice was one of the main causes of the Protestant Reformation led by Martin Luther.
Pope Benedict XVI has been pope since 2005.
Michelangelo. They were both working for Pope Julius II in the early part of the 1500s. Both suspected that the other was the pope's favorite and was given the better jobs.
Pope Francis as reigned as pope since March 13, 2013.
Popes are elected for life unless they should resign. Therefore, a pope is not elected every year, only when a pope dies or resigns. The current pope (2013) is Pope Francis. He replaced Pope Benedict XVI who resigned after being pope since April of 2005.
They are Swiss Mercenaries known as the Swiss Guard.
Pope John Paul II from Poland was elected as pope in 1978.