Ever since she was a young girl, she dreamed of joining the elite ceremonial guard in charge of protecting the pope. Barred on account of her gender, she disguised herself as a man in order to join. Inevitably, she was exposed — but not before proving her mettle by saving the pontiff’s life, inspiring him finally to open the five-centuries old institution to women.
No, not yet. But how long before this story ends up on multiplex screens, or at least basic cable?
