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What is the official language of the Vatican City Swiss Guard?

   Italian
   French
   German
   Latin

Your answer was: German.
You are correct!!


Answer: The official language of the Swiss Guard is German. More than half of the Swiss people have German as their native language, so it would be quite impractical to use one of the less common languages. I believe that the Guards need to understand Italian at least, so that they can communicate with the other people in the Vatican City.


Papal Swiss Guards
500th Anniversary
1315-1316 (2005)