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[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They are usually Mercedes vehicles

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Doesn't Italy have a ton of car manufacturers? It keeps getting stranger.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, but most of them suck and I don't see the Pope using a Ferrari

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, that's also not great optics...

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The Vatican is not part of Italy.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

the vatican city is 0.5 km² and located on the edge of downtown rome, if italy wanted to they could annex it in 15 minutes by sending in 100 people, or just block shipments and wait a few days.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

If you want to think that, that's fine. Yes, they're their own nation, but they're linked.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

You didn't know what the popemobile is? Wha