Bainbridge on the Vatican and cartoons

Here is our own Steve Bainbridge's take on (what I regard as) the disappointing statements issued by "the Vatican" in response to the reactions in some corners of Islam to some anti-Muslim cartoons in a Danish newspaper.  And, here is my own (earlier) post on the subject.  Here is Jody Bottum's post, on what appears to be a double-standard at work in the Boston Globe's coverage of the whole matter.