Artist's commentary
Vatican vs Russian Empire
On March 13th, 2007 at the Roman Curia (at the Vatican), Russian President Putin had talks with Pope Benedict XVI for the first time. According to the ANSA News Agency, the two men discussed repairing the relationship between the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches, who have for many years been antagonistic to each other.
But in that afternoon, near the Colosseum in downtown Rome, large-scale fighting broke out. The chances that President Putin and Pope Benedict XVI joined the fight were high, and clashes between the Russian Spetsnaz special forces and the Vatican's exorcist squadron were witnessed by local people.
Local resident Mr. P introduced himself, "I'm actually from France," then continued, "I've thought the heads of these organizations were the strongest for a long time, but really their strength exceeded my expectations. You guys think I don't know what I'm talking about. Indeed, I don't know what's going on at all...."
The battles came to an end after about an hour, it seems like both Spetsnaz and the Vatican suffered casualties.
Yet both President Putin and Pope Benedict XVI declined to comment on the situation, and the silence continues as it has in the past. (I wonder if someone could make me this kind of game...)