The commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard says the group of soldiers charged with protecting the Pope is on high alert and ready to act if any threat from ISIS materializes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are ready to intervene. Our job is security. and as gendarmes we are well organized. We are ready if anything happens,\u201d said Cristoph Graf.<\/p>\n
At age 54, Graf is married with two children. Yet he and the other members of the Swiss Guard are willing to lay down their lives to protect the Holy Father.<\/p>\n
In an interview with the Italian daily Il Giornale, published on Feb. 18, Graf responded to threats from ISIS militants, who stated in a recent video, \u201cWe will conquer Rome.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have asked the guards to be on higher alert, to watch how people are moving. We can\u2019t do more than that,\u201d Graf said.<\/p>\n
He also stressed the importance of information to prevent potential attacks. He referenced the Jan. 7 massacre at the headquarters of a French newspaper that had published offensive images of the Prophet Mohammed.<\/p>\n
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