Pope Francis Dismisses Daniel Anrig, Chief Of Swiss Guard

[hrmjustin]

Carol Kuruvilla

Pope Francis is dismissing the commander of his Swiss Guard, Daniel Anrig.

The Vatican quietly announced the move in a short paragraph buried in its newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, on Dec. 4.

“The holy father has ordered that Colonel Daniel Rudolf Anrig end his term on 31 January, at the conclusion of the extension of his mandate,” the note said, according to a translation provided by The Guardian.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/04/daniel-anrig-pope-francis-dismissal_n_6270296.html?utm_hp_ref=religion

[rug]

1. I bet this incident rankled:

The former Pope Benedict placed Anrig at the head of the 500-year-old army in 2008. Before his appointment, Anrig was a senior police chief in Switzerland who was accused of mishandling a raid on a refugee center. He has denied doing anything wrong during the search.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

2. Remember that the Swiss Guard are mercenaries

And Francis is simply refusing to renew Anrig's contract. It seems that Francis does not like Anrig's command style.