"The Vatican Women’s Rifle Team" (The “nuns with guns” were disbanded in February 1938 because Pope Pius XI didn’t think the existence of the rifle team would advance the pious image of the Catholic Church) / Italy - Rome, Vatican, 1937 [1125 x 750]

#vintage #"The Vatican Women’s Rifle Team" (The “nuns with guns” were disbanded in February 1938 because Pope Pius XI didn’t think the existence of the rifle team would advance the pious image of the Catholic Church) / Italy - Rome, Vatican, 1937 [1125 x 750] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot http://ift.tt/2pgkx7F