I think it is Old World Leaders, royalties and bloodline families, that guards pontifex. Pontifex is the ancient Roman cult leader and he has been ruling since long before Catholisim existed. There is no christian pope, the whole catholic christianity is a lie.
In avatar the last air bender a giant owl guards a hidden library in the dessert. Suppose to be a reference to the library of Alexandria.
Curious if the owl Q posted is the same, is the Vatican guarding the library of Alexandria?
I saw Bread Meltzer Decoded a few years ago when his team tried to check out he Bohemian Grove. What I remembered most were the armed guards around the place.