The Vatican

On this episode we talk about the most holy of holies and the headquarters of the Catholic Church, The Vatican. Existing uniquely as a state, a corporation and a person, The Vatican and The Holy See has been surrounded in mystery from the outside world for hundreds of years. We wonder what goes on inside its walls and discuss the known inner workings of Vatican City. We also talk about the Swiss Guard and their killer skill and how difficult it is to get into The Vatican as a citizen. We discuss the Vatican Bank and the weird classifications it has for lending money. We also examine the origins of The Vatican and how it popped into existence in a feudal Italy and how it had links to and was influenced by the Italian Mafia and The Jesuits. And of course we talk about the scandals that surround the Catholic Church and the reactions of the various Popes. So join us for this and loads more on our Christmas episode of TCG and have a great holiday! See you soon for episode 1 of Season 5! Presented by Gordo, Paul and Steve Email us with comments or questions thoseconspiracyguys@gmail.com Check out Steve's Twitter @LanceHandsome and tell him how awesome he is! Visit our website for all our sources and TCG news at http://www.thoseconspiracyguys.com If you're on Twitter follow http://www.twitter.com/tconspiracyguys @tconspiracyguys is usually Gordo and @Paul_TCG is usually Paul Send us your links, questions and comments on Facebook and we reply to as many people as we can http://www.facebook.com/thoseconspiracyguys If you heard something you want to know more about, we have videos on all our sources and we also host a live show over on our YouTube channel  so you can subscribe to that at http://www.youtube.com/thoseconspiracyguys and get all the updates Other sources available on Pinterest at http://www.pinterest.com/tconspiracyguys Connect with us on other social media like Snapchat, Periscope, Vine and you can see our Instagram profile here: http://www.instagram.com/thoseconspiracyguys Head over to our subreddit and see what the community is up to at http://www.reddit.com/r/thoseconspiracyguys If you are really loving the show you can buy merchandise at http://goo.gl/xHXYWg which is a link to our TeePublic store where you can get hundreds of conspiracy designs Also you can support us by visiting http://www.patreon.com/thoseconspiracyguys and your donations help keep the show alive and thriving, you get discounts on merchandise, outtakes, early releases and a backstage pass to a live TCG discussion show every month plus loads more.