Gaybelamiscandalinthevatican2theswissguardpart May 2026

In 2014, reports surfaced from former guardsmen who claimed they were targets of unwanted sexual advances from high-ranking church officials. Targeting the Guard : One anonymous former guard reported receiving over 20 sexual requests

No Swiss Guard was formally charged, but the damage was done. The image of the Vatican’s elite corps being compromised by a gay sex-and-blackmail ring sent shockwaves through Catholic traditionalist circles. gaybelamiscandalinthevatican2theswissguardpart

"Journalist? In the Pontifical Swiss Guard?" scoffed Vice-Commander Ulrich Vetter, polishing his halberd. "He's a spy. Or worse, a romantic." In 2014, reports surfaced from former guardsmen who